1.
[syn: autogenous, autogenic]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
autogenous
adj 1: originating within the body [syn: autogenous,
autogenic] [ant: heterogeneous, heterogenous]