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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	autogenous
    adj 1: originating within the body [syn: autogenous,
           autogenic] [ant: heterogeneous, heterogenous]