autogenesis /au·to·gen·e·sis/ (aw″to-jen´ĕ-sis) self-generation; origination within the organism.autogenet´ic
autogenesis
au·to·gen·e·sis (ô t -j n  -ss)n. 1. The supposed development of living organisms from nonliving matter. 2. The process by which a vaccine is made from bacteria obtained from the patient's own body. au to·ge·netic (-j -ntk) adj.au to·ge·neti·cal·ly adv. |
autogenesis
[ô′tōjen′əsis]
Etymology: Gk, autos + genein, to produce
1 abiogenesis.
2 a self-produced condition; a condition originating from within the organism. Also called autogeny [ôtoj′ənē] . Compare heterogenesis, homogenesis. autogenetic, autogenic, adj.
autogenesis
self-generation; origination within the organism.
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