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autologous

[aw-tol-uh-guhs] / ɔˈtɒl ə gəs /


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Followers are now allowed to have their own blood removed, stored, and "given back", in a process called autologous donation, but are still forbidden from accepting donations from others.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

"As alternatives to autologous skin grafts, artificial skin substitutes including cultured epidermis and reconstituted skins have been developed," says the lead author of the study Dr. Hisato Nagano.

From Science Daily May 29, 2024

The name of the procedure is a mouthful — autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane — commonly called MACI.

From Washington Post Oct. 16, 2020

Despite initial reassurances that this was "the best kind of cancer to have" and "100% curable" she failed ABVD, ICE, Brentuximab, radiation therapy and an autologous bone marrow transplant.

From New York Times Jul. 31, 2016

The Research Group developed “individualized autologous peptide and whole cell based vaccine” made from a “patient’s own blood, body tissues and serum” to fight cancer, according to the settlement.

From Seattle Times Nov. 17, 2014




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