| transplantation, autologous | Transplantation from another site in or on the body of the individual receiving it. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| autologous | <biology> Derived from an organisms tissues or DNA. Compare: heterologous, homologous. (02 Jan 1998) |
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| autologous bone marrow transplant | <haematology, procedure> A process in which a patients healthy bone marrow is withdrawn and preserved. It is later injected back into the patient to replace bone marrow damaged by high doses of radiation therapy. It can then produce healthy blood cells. This treatment is used to offset the detrimental effects of high-dose radiation used in certain types of cancer. (31 Dec 1997) |
| autologous graft | <procedure> Graft taken from one part of the body and placed in another site on the same individual. (02 Jan 1998) |
| autologous protein | Any protein found normally in the fluids or tissues of the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autologous transplant | <procedure> A transplant of an organ or tissue that is taken from the same individual. A person having blood taken a little at a time several months before a surgery to replace the blood they expect to lose during that surgery is a form of autologous transplant. Likewise, the use of muscle tissue taken from a person's back to surgically reconstruct their damaged hand would be another form of autologous transplant. (02 Jan 1998) |
| blood transfusion, autologous | Reinfusion of blood or blood products derived from the patient's own circulation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bone marrow transplantation | <oncology, procedure> Treatment in which healthy bone marrow replaces bone marrow that has been affected by a disease or by treatment for a disease. Acronym: BMT (12 May 1997) |
| bone transplantation | The grafting of bone from a donor site to a recipient site. (12 Dec 1998) |
| brain tissue transplantation | Transference of brain tissue, either from a foetus or from a born individual, between individuals of the same species or between individuals of different species. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cardiopulmonary transplantation | The simultaneous, or near simultaneous, transference of heart and lungs from one human or animal to another. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pancreas transplantation | The transference of a pancreas from one human or animal to another. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pancreaticoduodenal transplantation | A technically feasible transplantation including both the duodenum and pancreas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal transplantation | Transplantation of a kidney from a compatible donor to restore kidney function in a recipient suffering from renal failure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cell transplantation | Transference of cells within an individual, between individuals of the same species, or between individuals of different species. (12 Dec 1998) |
| peripheral blood stem cell transplantation | A procedure that is similar to bone marrow transplantation. Doctors remove healthy immature cells (stem cells) from a patient's blood and store them before the patient receives high-dose chemotherapy and possibly radiation therapy to destroy the leukaemia cells. The stem cells are then returned to the patient, where they can produce new blood cells to replace cells destroyed by the treatment. (12 Dec 1998) |