autochthonous /au·toch·tho·nous/ (aw-tok´thah-nus)
autochthonous
autochthonous [aw-tok´tho-nus]
1. originating in the same area in which it is found.
2. denoting a tissue graft to a new site on the same individual.
au·toch·tho·nous (ô-t k th -ns)adj. 1. Native to the place inhabited; indigenous. 2. Originating in the place where found. Used of a disease originating in the part of the body where found, or of a disease acquired in the place where the patient is. |
autochthonous
[ôtok′thənəs]
Etymology: Gk, autos, self, chthon, earth
relating to a disease or other condition that appears to have originated in the part of the body in which it was discovered.
autochthonous [aw-tok´tho-nus]
1. originating in the same area in which it is found; said of pathological processes.
2. denoting a tissue graft to a new site on the same individual.
autochthonous
1. originating in the same area in which it is found.
2. denoting a tissue graft to a new site on the same individual.
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