autologous
Using one's own
Autologous describes biological material—usually tissue, cells, or blood—that comes from and returns to the same person.
The term appears most often in medical contexts: an autologous blood transfusion uses blood you donated earlier for your own later surgery, and autologous stem cell transplants harvest your own cells for reinfusion after chemotherapy.
The advantage of autologous procedures is that the body won't reject its own material.
The patient banked autologous blood before the operation.
Illicit political gain
- autograftTransplant from oneself
- reimplantationSurgical restoration to body
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- flapOne-sided attached cover
reconstruction · replantation · revascularization · engraftment · biocompatible
Transfer of blood intravenously
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- bankingFinancial institution transactions
- preoperativeBefore a medical procedure
- phlebotomyExtracting blood medically
apheresis · hematocrit · hemoglobin · plasma · platelets · anticoagulant · collection · storage
Temporary elevated work platforms
- biomaterialsMaterials interfacing with living systems
- healingRestoration of health
- repairRestore to working order
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
Thymus-matured immune lymphocytes
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- reinfusionReturning collected fluid intravenously
graft
Illicit political gain
- autograftTransplant from oneself
- reimplantationSurgical restoration to body
- harvestingGathering mature crops
flap · reconstruction · replantation · revascularization · engraftment · biocompatible
transfusion
Transfer of blood intravenously
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- bankingFinancial institution transactions
- preoperativeBefore a medical procedure
phlebotomy · apheresis · hematocrit · hemoglobin · plasma · platelets · anticoagulant · collection · storage · reinfusion
scaffolds
Temporary elevated work platforms
- biomaterialsMaterials interfacing with living systems
- healingRestoration of health
- repairRestore to working order
T-cells
Thymus-matured immune lymphocytes
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- reinfusionReturning collected fluid intravenously
dermis
Living tissue under epidermis
muscle · adipose · fascia · skin · tendon · ligament · collagen · fibroblasts · endothelial · connective
autologousheterologous
From dissimilar genetic origin
homologous · allograft · foreign · xenograft · exogenous