Meaning & use
Autologus
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A common misspelling of 'autologous,' meaning derived from the same individual, as in tissue, cells, or blood taken from and given back to the same person.
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A search for 'autologus' usually turns up results about autologous bone marrow transplants.
The correct medical term is autologous, not autologus, when describing a patient's own donated tissue.
A note on using this word
This is a frequent misspelling of the medical term 'autologous'; remembering the root 'auto-' (self) plus '-ologous' can help fix the correct spelling.
Words with a similar meaning
autologous
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Words with an opposite meaning
allogeneic
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