autotransfusion
autotransfusion noun: a blood transfusion in which a person receives their own blood, extracted previously.
Noun
autotransfusion (plural autotransfusions)
- A blood transfusion in which a person receives their own blood, extracted previously.
- Strange to say, the method of autotransfusion, as it has been happily named by the French, has, notwithstanding its simplicity, failed to obtain in practice the reception it deserves.1877, Dr. L. Lesser, “Transfusion and Autotransfusion”, in Clinical Lectures on Subjects Connected with Medicine, Surgery, and Obstetrics
autotransfusion meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
autotransfusion in Tamil
- தன்மாற்றுவிரவித்தல், இரத்த இழப்பீடு
autotransfusion in Indonesian
- blood transfusion in which a person receives their own blood
- autotransfusi
Forms of autotransfusion
| plural | autotransfusions |
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Origin of autotransfusion
From auto- + transfusion.
Words formed from autotransfusion
Questions about autotransfusion
- What does autotransfusion mean?
- Autotransfusion means a blood transfusion in which a person receives their own blood, extracted previously.
- What is autotransfusion in Tamil?
- Autotransfusion in Tamil is தன்மாற்றுவிரவித்தல், இரத்த இழப்பீடு. See Autotransfusion meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is autotransfusion?
- Autotransfusion is a noun.
- What is the plural of autotransfusion?
- The plural of autotransfusion is autotransfusions.
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