combining form
or auto-
Etymology: Greek, from autos; perhaps akin to Latin aut or — more at eke
1.
a. : self : same one
aut ecology
aut ism
auto biography
auto genetic
auto kinetic
auto lysis
b. usually auto- : having similar genomes
auto hexaploid
auto polyploid
— opposed to all-
2. : automatic : self-acting : self-regulating
auto alarm
auto feed
auto wind
3. auto-
a. : of, by, affecting, or for the same individual
auto hemagglutination
auto vaccine
b. : self-caused : self-induced : occurring within one's own body sometimes pathologically
auto intoxication
c. : acting as an antibody on or produced as an antibody for a person's or animal's own antigens
auto agglutinin
auto hemolysin