autogenous

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from 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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