autogenous

au·tog·e·nous

 (ô-tŏj′ə-nəs) also au·to·gen·ic (ô′tə-jĕn′ĭk)

adj.

1. Produced from within; self-generating.

2. Medicine Originating with the individual to whom applied: an autogenous graft; an autogenous vaccine.

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au·tog′e·nous·ly adv.

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autogenous

(ɔːˈtɒdʒɪnəs)

adj

1. (Physiology) originating within the body. Compare heterogenous

2. (Medicine) originating within the body. Compare heterogenous

3. (Biology) originating within the body. Compare heterogenous

4. (Medicine) denoting a vaccine made from bacteria obtained from the patient's own body

5. (Microbiology) denoting a vaccine made from bacteria obtained from the patient's own body

6. self-generated; self-produced

7. (Metallurgy) denoting a weld in which the filler metal and the parent metal are of similar composition

auˈtogenously adv

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au•tog•e•nous

(ɔˈtɒdʒ ə nəs)

also au•to•gen•ic

(ˌɔ təˈdʒɛn ɪk)

adj.

self-produced, as substances generated in the body.

[1840–50; < Greek autogenḗs; see auto-¹, -genous]

au•tog′e•nous•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

autogenous - originating within the body autogenic heterogeneous, heterogenous - originating outside the body

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Translations

autogeno

au·tog·e·nous

n. autógeno-a, que se produce en el mismo organismo.

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