Definition of "autogenous" [au•tog•e•nous]

• Produced from within; self-generating. (adjective)
• Medicine Originating with the individual to which applied: an autogenous graft; an autogenous vaccine. (adjective)

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• "These are specialty shops area you can acquisition an arrangement of aged genitalia from exoteric things like wheels, hoods, grilles, and autogenous genitalia like dashboard instruments, aperture handles, and agent parts."
• "Evolution of intraflagellar transport from coated vesicles and autogenous origin of the eukaryotic cilium."
• "Due to the autogenous arrangement of the Castle, the Curator is restricted to a certain extent and had to settle for this type of exhibit."