autogenetic

[ aw-toh-juh-net-ik ]

adjective

1. self-generated.

Other Words From

• auto·ge·neti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of autogenetic¹

First recorded in 1885–90; auto- ¹ + genetic

Example Sentences

Commonly the source of chronic gastro-intestinal uncleanliness, of dyspepsia, of autogenetic poisons and auto-infection is inflammatory occlusion—more or less permanent or spasmodic—of some part of the lower bowel.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• mechanical
• natural