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autogenous definition

au·tog·enous (ô täj′ə nəs)

adjective

  1. self-generated or self-generating
  2. produced in or obtained from one's own body: said esp. of a vaccine or tissue transplant
Also autogenic au′to·gen′ic (ôt′ə jen′ik)

Etymology: Gr autogenēs (< autos, self + genesis, birth: see genus) + -ous

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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