autologous stem cell transplantation
Cancer
(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.
(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.