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autologous

au·tol·o·gous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [aw-tol-uh-guh s]
    • /ɔˈtɒl ə gəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [aw-tol-uh-guh s]
    • /ɔˈtɒl ə gəs/

Definitions of autologous word

  • adjective autologous (of a tissue graft, blood transfusion, etc) originating from the recipient rather than from a donor 3
  • adjective autologous derived from the same organism or from one of its parts 3
  • adjective autologous from the same organism: an autologous graft. 1
  • noun autologous (of cells or tissues) obtained from the same individual. 1
  • adjective autologous Derived from part of the same individual (i.e. from the recipient rather than a different donor). 0

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Origin of autologous

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; auto-1 + -logous (see -logy, -ous), on the model of homologous

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Parts of speech for Autologous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

autologous popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for autologous

adj autologous

  • alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
  • analogous — If one thing is analogous to another, the two things are similar in some way.
  • correspondent — A correspondent is a newspaper or television journalist, especially one who specializes in a particular type of news.
  • corresponding — parallel; equivalent
  • related — associated; connected.

Antonyms for autologous

adj autologous

  • dissimilar — not similar; unlike; different.
  • unrelated — associated; connected.
  • heterologous — Biology. of different origin; pertaining to heterology.

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