autogenous

American  

[aw-toj-uh-nuhs] / ɔˈtɒdʒ ə nəs /

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.

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autogenous British  

/ ɔːˈtɒdʒɪnəs /

adjective

1. 1. originating within the body Compare heterogenous

   2. denoting a vaccine made from bacteria obtained from the patient's own body

2. self-generated; self-produced

3. denoting a weld in which the filler metal and the parent metal are of similar composition

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Other Word Forms

• autogenously adverb

Etymology

Origin of autogenous

1840–50; < Greek autogen ( ḗs ) self-produced ( auto- ¹, -gen ) + -ous

Example Sentences

Another question was about the engine’s autogenous pressurization system, in which the propellent is pressurized in the tanks, rather than using a system using helium.

From The Verge • Oct. 15, 2017

Instead, he mumbles about activating blood platelets by spinning, flicking rapidly through slides depicting autogenous bone transplants, the patients’ eyes creepily whited out.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2015

Clara Howard, however, cannot endure the further shock of such autogenous grafting from her unburned legs.

From Time Magazine Archive

The nerve fiber used in an autogenous graft is rarely more than two millimeters wide.

From Time Magazine Archive

All organisms are in the last resort descendants of autogenous Monera, evolved as a consequence of the divergence of characters through natural selection.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

Related Words

• internal
• remote