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Self.

Example: autoimmune (the immune system attacking the body's own tissue)

Sources

• Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
• Clinical Nursing Skills, Chapter 22 Key Terms · OpenStax

Terms built with auto-

• autologous donationBlood a person donates for their own later use. FDA allows a lower hemoglobin minimum for autologous donors…

Related terms

• ad-Toward or near.
• ambi-Both or both sides.
• ante-Before or in front of.
• anti-Against or opposing.
• bi-Two or twice.
• bio-Life or living tissue.
• brady-Slow.
• cata-Down or breaking down.

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