autotransfusion
[ aw-toh-trans-fyoo-zhuh n ]
/ ˌɔ toʊ trænsˈfyu ʒən /
noun
infusion of a patient's own blood, either collected and returned to the body during surgery or transfused from a stored supply.
Origin of autotransfusion
First recorded in 1960–65;
auto-1 +
transfusion
Words nearby autotransfusion
autotoxaemia,
autotoxemia,
autotoxicosis,
autotoxin,
autotransformer,
autotransfusion,
autotransplant,
autotransplantation,
autotroph,
autotrophic,
autotruck
Medical definitions for autotransfusion
autotransfusion
[ ô′tō-trăns-fyōō′zhən ]
n.
Infusion of blood or blood products into the individual from whom they were originally withdrawn.