autologous
adjective
au·tol·o·gous ȯ-ˈtä-lə-gəs 
1
: derived from the same individual
incubated lymphoid cells with autologous tumor cells
2
: involving one individual as both donor and recipient
an autologous blood transfusion
an autologous bone marrow transplant
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The state’s largest health care system received approval to operate an autologous stem-cell therapy program at the Lifespan Cancer Institute at Rhode Island Hospital. 
Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 In an opinion paper published Thursday in the journal Trends in Molecular Medicine, the researchers make the case for autologous fecal microbiota transplantation, or FMT — using your own poop to restore your health later in life. Sarah Sloat, NBC News, 30 June 2022 All of these treatments in clinical trials include genetic modification of sickle cell patient stem cells followed by autologous re-infusion, a re-infusion of a patient’s own stem cells, which offers a potential cure for sickle cell disease. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 The Future of Engineered Cell Therapy Imagine being able to take out your own cells, called autologous therapy, and engineering them to fight cancer. John Cumbers, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 After enduring 800 hours of chemotherapy and immunotherapy infusions, a rapid succession of 20 radiation sessions and an autologous stem cell transplant, her cancer relapsed. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021 Aspen Neuroscience, a San Diego biotech firm focused on autologous neuron replacement therapy to treat Parkinson disease, raised $70 million in Series A funding. Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2020 Many of these clinics mimic legitimate protocols, extracting patients’ own stem cells (these are called autologous stem cell transplants), elaborately concentrating or modifying the cells, then infusing or injecting them back into the individual. David A. Pearce, STAT, 6 Feb. 2020 Neoantigens can thus jeopardize the whole strategy of autologous cell transplantation. Tobias Deuse, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2019 See More
Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 In an opinion paper published Thursday in the journal Trends in Molecular Medicine, the researchers make the case for autologous fecal microbiota transplantation, or FMT — using your own poop to restore your health later in life. Sarah Sloat, NBC News, 30 June 2022 All of these treatments in clinical trials include genetic modification of sickle cell patient stem cells followed by autologous re-infusion, a re-infusion of a patient’s own stem cells, which offers a potential cure for sickle cell disease. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 The Future of Engineered Cell Therapy Imagine being able to take out your own cells, called autologous therapy, and engineering them to fight cancer. John Cumbers, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 After enduring 800 hours of chemotherapy and immunotherapy infusions, a rapid succession of 20 radiation sessions and an autologous stem cell transplant, her cancer relapsed. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021 Aspen Neuroscience, a San Diego biotech firm focused on autologous neuron replacement therapy to treat Parkinson disease, raised $70 million in Series A funding. Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2020 Many of these clinics mimic legitimate protocols, extracting patients’ own stem cells (these are called autologous stem cell transplants), elaborately concentrating or modifying the cells, then infusing or injecting them back into the individual. David A. Pearce, STAT, 6 Feb. 2020 Neoantigens can thus jeopardize the whole strategy of autologous cell transplantation. Tobias Deuse, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
aut- + -ologous (as in homologous)
First Known Use
circa 1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
autologous
adjective
au·tol·o·gous ȯ-ˈtäl-ə-gəs
1
: derived from the same individual
autologous grafts
incubated lymphoid cells with autologous tumor cells
compare heterologous sense 1, homologous sense 2a 2
: involving one individual as both donor and recipient (as of blood)
autologous transfusion
autologous bone marrow transplants