autochthonous /au·toch·tho·nous/ (aw-tok´thah-nus)
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.
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
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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