- self-generated or self-generating
- produced in or obtained from one's own body: said esp. of a vaccine or tissue transplant
Also au·to·gen′ic
Origin of autogenous
Classical Greek autogen?s ( from autos, self + genesis, birth: see genus) + -ousautogenous
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autogenous
also au·to·gen·ic
adjective
- Produced from within; self-generating.
- Medicine Originating with the individual to whom applied: an autogenous graft; an autogenous vaccine.
Related Forms:
- au·tog′e·nous·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- produced independent from an external cause or influence.
- The autogenous factors that affect mergers require further study.
- (anatomy) Developed from an independent centre of ossification.
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autogenous - Medical Definition
also autogenic (ô′tə-jĕn′ĭk)
adj.
- Produced from within; self-generating.
- Originating with the individual to whom applied: an autogenous graft; an autogenous vaccine.
Related Forms:
- au·tog′e·nous·ly
adv.
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