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Allogenic vs Autologous - What's the difference?

allogenic | autologous |

As adjectives the difference between allogenic and autologous

is that allogenic is having an external cause, or source; exogenous while autologous is derived from part of the same individual (ie from the recipient rather than a different donor).

allogenic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having an external cause, or source; exogenous.
  • (geology) Formed in another location and transported.
  • (medicine, biology, genetics) Genetically distinct, but of the same species.

    • Anagrams

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    autologous

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia autologous) (-)
  • Derived from part of the same individual (i.e. from the recipient rather than a different donor).

    • Derived terms

    * autologous donation * autologous transplantation

    See also

    * homologous * heterologous