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autotransfusion

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[aw-toh-trans-fyoo-zhuhn] / ˌɔ toʊ trænsˈfyu ʒən /

noun

  1. infusion of a patient's own blood, either collected and returned to the body during surgery or transfused from a stored supply.

Etymology

Origin of autotransfusion

First recorded in 1960–65; auto- 1 + transfusion

Example Sentences

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With no suitable donor ready, autotransfusion was essential.

From Time Magazine Archive

Today we do approximately 80% of our elective surgery making use of autotransfusion.

From Time Magazine Archive

But even for most patients, with common blood types, autotransfusion is the best possible source of blood.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Boston's Beth Israel Hospital, where autotransfusion is used in all heart operations, the need for donor blood in such surgery dropped 60% last year.

From Time Magazine Archive

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