au·tog·e·nous (ô-t j  -ns) also au·to·gen·ic (ô t-j n k)adj. 1. Produced from within; self-generating. 2. Medicine Originating with the individual to whom applied: an autogenous graft; an autogenous vaccine. au·tog e·nous·ly adv. |
autogenous [ɔːˈtɒdʒɪnəs]
adj
1.
a. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (Medicine) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) originating within the body Compare heterogenous
b. (Medicine) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) denoting a vaccine made from bacteria obtained from the patient's own body
2. self-generated; self-produced
3. (Engineering / Metallurgy) denoting a weld in which the filler metal and the parent metal are of similar composition
autogenously adv
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| Adj. | 1. | autogenous - originating within the body heterogeneous, heterogenous - originating outside the body |
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