Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autotransfusion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: au-to-trans-fu-sion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blood transfusion in which a person receives their own blood, extracted previously.

Example Sentences

"Strange to say, the method of autotransfusion, as it has been happily named by the French, has, notwithstanding its simplicity, failed to obtain in practice the reception it deserves."

Etymology

From auto- + transfusion.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: auto

Inflected Forms

autotransfusions (plural)

Derived Forms

autotransfusionist

Frequently Paired Words

autotransfuse

Questions

What does autotransfusion mean?: A blood transfusion in which a person receives their own blood, extracted previously.
Where does autotransfusion come from?: From auto- + transfusion.

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