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(ot″ō-in-fū′zhŏn) [auto- + infusion] Returning blood or body fluids from blood vessels, cavities, or surgical fields to the patient.
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(ot″ō-in-jek′tŏr) [auto- + injector] A syringe that contains a spring-loaded needle with a preloaded dose of medication. When forced against the body with a stabbing motion, the device activates and administers a calculated dose of medication. Autoinjectors are commonly used for self-administration of epinephrine (to mitigate anaphylaxis); by migraine sufferers (to achieve prompt relief of headache); or by military and emergency services workers to combat the effects of nerve agents.
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(ot″ō-in-ok″yŭ-lā′shŏn) [auto- + inoculation] Inoculation with organisms already present in the body.
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(ot″ō-in-tok″sĭ-kā′shŏn) [auto- + intoxication] Endogenous toxicosis.
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(ot″ō-ī-sol′ĭ-sĭn, -ī″sō-lī′) [auto- + iso- + lysin] An antibody that causes dissolution of cells of the individual from which it was obtained and of other individuals of the same species.
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(ot″tō-ker′ă-tō-plas″tē) [auto- + keratoplasty] Grafting of corneal tissue taken from the patient’s other eye.
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(ot″ō-kĭ-nē′sĭs) [auto- + kinesis] Voluntary movement. SYN: autocinesia. autokinetic (-net′ik), adj.
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visual a. The illusion that an object in space, esp. at night, moves as one continues to look at it. Thus, an aviator looking at a distant light may perceive that the light has moved even though it is stationary.
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(o-tol′ŏ-gŭs) [auto- + (homo)logous] Originating within an individual, esp. a factor present in tissues or fluids.
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autologous chondrocyte implantation
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autologous chondrocyte transplantation
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Autologous chondrocyte implantation.
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autologous endometrial coculture
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(kō′kŭl″chŭr) An assisted reproduction technique in which a zygote created by in vitro fertilization is incubated in endometrial tissue harvested from an infertile woman’s uterus through the preembryonic period before transfer.
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(o-tol′ĭ-sĭs) [auto- + lysis] 1. The self-dissolution or self-digestion that occurs in tissues or cells by enzymes in the cells themselves, as occurs after death and in some pathological conditions. 2. Hemolysis. autolytic (ot″ŏ-lit′ik), adj.
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(ot″ŏ-lī′sŏ-sōm″) [auto- + lysosome] Any of the lysosomes that enable digestion of injured portions of the cell in which they are located.
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automated decision support system
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1. Software used in clinical medicine to suggest diagnoses and treatments based on the clinical data and algorithms for their interpretation. 2. Any computer system that supports ...