autogenous

UK/ɔː'tɒdʒɪnəs/US/ɒ:'tɒdʒinәs/

Definitions

adj.

Produced from within itself; originating internally without external input.

自生的；自体的（如自体移植、自给燃烧）

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

auto-self

genbirth, produce, kind

-ousfull of, having the quality of

=autogenous

auto- (self) + gen (produce) + -ous = 'self-produced.' Compare autogenic: in medicine an autogenous graft uses the patient's own tissue; in welding it joins metal without added filler.

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Example Sentences

1.
Surgeons prefer an autogenous bone graft to reduce rejection.
2.
Autogenous welding fuses the two edges without filler metal.

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