Autogenous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Autogenous \Au*tog"e*nous\, a. [Gr. ?; ? self + root of ? to be
     born.]
     1. (Biol.) Self-generated; produced independently.
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     2. (Anat.) Developed from an independent center of


        ossification. --Owen.
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     3. a. Autogenetic.
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     {Autogenous soldering}, the junction by fusion of the joining
        edges of metals without the intervention of solder.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  autogenous
       adj : originating within the body [syn: {autogenic}] [ant: {heterogenous}]