| autograft | <procedure> Graft taken from one part of the body and placed in another site on the same individual. (02 Jan 1998) |
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| autografting | The performance of an autograft. Synonym: autografting. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autogram | A wheal-like lesion on the skin following pressure by a blunt instrument or by stroking. Origin: auto-+ G. Gramma, something written (05 Mar 2000) |
| autograph | That which is written with one's own hand; an original manuscript; a person's own signature or handwriting. Origin: F. Autographe, fr. Gr. Autographic; self + to write. In one's own handwriting; as, an autograph letter; an autograph will. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| autographal | autographical |
| autographic | 1. Pertaining to an autograph, or one's own handwriting; of the nature of an autograph. 2. Pertaining to, or used in, the process of autography; as, autographic ink, paper, or press. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| autographical | 1. Pertaining to an autograph, or one's own handwriting; of the nature of an autograph. 2. Pertaining to, or used in, the process of autography; as, autographic ink, paper, or press. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| autographism | A form of urticaria in which whealing occurs in the site and in the configuration of application of stroking (pressure, friction) of the skin. Synonym: autographism, dermagraphy, dermatography, dermographia, dermographism, dermography, factitious urticaria, skin writing, urticaria factitia. Origin: dermato-+ G. Grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| autography | 1. The science of autographs; a person's own handwriting; an autograph. 2. A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone. Origin: Cf. F. Autographie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| autohemagglutination | Autoagglutin ation of erythrocytes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autohemolysin | An autoantibody that in the presence of complement causes lysis of erythrocytes in the same individual in whose body the lysin is formed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autohemolysis | Haemolysis occurring in certain diseases as a result of an autohemolysin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autohemolysis test | When sterile defibrinated blood is incubated at 37캜, normal red blood cells haemolyze slowly; cells with membrane or metabolic defects do so to a greater extent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autohemotransfusion | Withdrawal and reinjection/transfusion of the patient's own blood. Compare: autoinfusion. Synonym: autohemotransfusion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autohexaploid | See: autoploid. (05 Mar 2000) |