autologous stem cell transplantation
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- (aw-TAH-luh-gus ... tranz-plan-TAY-shun) A procedure in which blood-forming stem cells (cells from which all blood cells develop) are removed, stored, and later given back to the same person.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - allogeneic stem cell transplantation, graft-versus-host disease, GVHD, placental blood transplantation, stem cell, syngeneic stem cell transplantation, transfusion, tumor model, umbilical cord blood, xenograft