AUTOGENOUS


Meaning of AUTOGENOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ȯ-ˈtä-jə-nəs ]

adjective

also au·to·gen·ic ˌȯ-tə-ˈje-nik

Etymology: Greek autogenēs, from aut- + -genēs born, produced — more at -gen

Date: 1846

1. : produced independently of external influence or aid : endogenous

2. : originating or derived from sources within the same individual

an autogenous graft

an autogenous vaccine

3. : not requiring a meal of blood to produce eggs

autogenous mosquitoes

• au·tog·e·nous·ly adverb

• au·tog·e·ny ȯ-ˈtä-jə-nē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.