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au⋅tog⋅e⋅nous

  [aw-toj-uh-nuhs]
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–adjective
1. self-produced; self-generated.
2. Physiology. pertaining to substances generated in the body.
3. Metallurgy. self-fused, without the addition of solder or the application of an adhesive: an autogenous weld between two pieces of the same metal.
Origin:
1840–50; < Gk autogen(s) self-produced (see auto- 1 , -gen ) + -ous

Related forms:
au⋅tog⋅e⋅nous⋅ly, adverb
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au·tog·e·nous   (ô-tŏj'ə-nəs)   
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.
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Main Entry: au·tog·e·nous
Pronunciation: o-'täj-&-n&s
Function: adjective
1 : produced independently of externalinfluence or aid : ENDOGENOUS
2 : orginating or derived from sources within the same individualautogenous graft> <autogenous vaccine>
3 : not requiring a meal of blood to produce eggs <autogenous mosquitoes> —au·tog·e·nous·ly adverb —au·tog·e·ny /o-'täj-&-nE/ noun plural -nies
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autogenous au·tog·e·nous (ô-tŏj'ə-nəs) or au·to·gen·ic (ô'tə-jěn'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to autogenesis; self-generating.

  2. Of or relating to vaccines prepared from bacteria obtained from the infected person.

au·tog'e·nous·ly adv.

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