autogenous
adj/ɔːˈtɒd͡ʒɪnəs/
Etymology From auto- + -genous.
1
Produced independently of an external cause or influence.
- The autogenous factors that affect mergers require further study.
- These , being usually developed from distinct and independent centres , I have termed “autogenous” elements1843, Richard Owen, Lectures on the Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Invertebrate Animals:
- Synonyms
- endogenous
- Antonyms
- exogenous
- Derived terms
- anautogenous, autogenously
- Related terms
- autogeneic, autogenic