au|tol|o|gous

au|tol|o|gous
au|tol|o|gous « TOL uh guhs», adjective.
1. transplanted from the same person's body: »

an autologous graft.

See also autograft. (Cf.autograft)
2. donated by a person and preserved for his own future use: »

autologous blood. Self-donated (autologous) transfusions prevent your contracting an infectious disease, such as AIDS or hepatitis (Woman's Day).

[< auto-1 + Greek lógos relation]

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  • tau|tol´o|gous|ly — tau|tol|o|gous «t TOL uh guhs», adjective. characterized by or using tautology; tautological; redundant: »Thus mathematical statements are tautologous: they assert nothing more than what is asserted in a statement of the type “All spinsters are… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tau|tol|o|gous — «t TOL uh guhs», adjective. characterized by or using tautology; tautological; redundant: »Thus mathematical statements are tautologous: they assert nothing more than what is asserted in a statement of the type “All spinsters are unmarried”… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tol — tol; tol·a·ble; tol·bu·ta·mide; tol·do; tol·er·a·bil·i·ty; tol·er·a·ble·ness; tol·er·a·bly; tol·er·ance; tol·er·ant; tol·er·ant·ly; tol·er·ate; tol·er·a·tion; tol·er·a·tion·ist; tol·er·a·tor; tol·gua·cha; tol·i·dine; tol·ite; tol·ly·gunge;… …   English syllables

  • gous — adeph·a·gous; ag·ro anal·o·gous; al·goph·a·gous; al·gous; anal·o·gous; an·thoph·a·gous; an·thro·poph·a·gous; an·til·o·gous; aph·a·no·zy·gous; aphid·oph·a·gous; ar·ach·noph·a·gous; as·trol·o·gous; au·tol·o·gous; au·toph·a·gous;… …   English syllables

  • autologous — au·tol·o·gous …   English syllables

  • tautologous — tau·tol·o·gous …   English syllables

  • tautologously — tau·tol·o·gous·ly …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • au — ac·tin·au·to·graph·ic; al·lu·au·dite; am·au·ro·sis; an·au·dia; ar·au·car·ia; ar·au·car·i·a·ce·ae; ar·au·car·i·ox·y·lon; AU; Au; au·bade; au·bain; au·be·pine; au·berge; au·ber·gine; au·brie·tia; au·brite; au·ca; au·can; au·can·er; au·che·nia; au;… …   English syllables

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