| autoinoculable | Susceptible to autoinoculation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| autoinoculation | A secondary infection originating from a focus of infection already present in the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autointoxicant | An endogenous toxic agent that causes autointoxication. Synonym: autotoxin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autointoxication | A disorder resulting from absorption of the waste products of metabolism, decomposed matter from the intestine, or the products of dead and infected tissue as in gangrene. Synonym: autotoxicosis, endogenic toxicosis, enterotoxication, enterotoxism, intestinal intoxication, self-poisoning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autoisolysin | An antibody that in the presence of complement causes lysis of cells in the individual in whose body the lysin is formed, as well as in others of the same species. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autokeratoplasty | Grafting of corneal tissue from one eye of a patient to the fellow eye. Origin: auto-+ G. Keras, horn, + plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| autokinesia | Autokinesis Voluntary movement. Origin: auto-+ G. Kinesis, movement (05 Mar 2000) |
| autokinetic | Relating to autokinesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autokinetic effect | In psychology, the apparent drifting about of a small, fixed, spot of light which is being observed in a dark room. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autolesion | A self-inflicted injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autologous | <biology> Derived from an organisms tissues or DNA. Compare: heterologous, homologous. (02 Jan 1998) |
| 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 A process in which a patients healthy bone marrow is withdrawn and preserved.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) |