autogenous

auto- +‎ -genous

• IPA^(key): /ɔːˈtɒd͡ʒɪnəs/

autogenous (not comparable)

1. Produced independently of an external cause or influence.

   The autogenous factors that affect mergers require further study.

2. (anatomy) Developed from an independent centre of ossification.
   • 1843, Richard Owen, Lectures on the Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Invertebrate Animals:

     These , being usually developed from distinct and independent centres , I have termed “autogenous” elements

• endogenous

• exogenous

• anautogenous
• autogenously

• autogeneic
• autogenic