adjective
definition
Produced independent from an external cause or influence.
example
The autogenous factors that affect mergers require further study.
definition
Developed from an independent centre of ossification.
Examples of autogenous in a Sentence
Factors of interest Autogenous bone is considered to be the gold standard material for repairing bone defects around dental implants.
Excessive loading in the early post-operative rehabilitation period can elongate the autogenous graft.
In "autogenous soldering" two pieces of metal are united by the melting of the opposing surfaces, without the use of a separate fusible alloy or solder as a cementing material.
The introduction of acetylene dissolved under pressure in acetone contained in cylinders filled with porous material drew attention again to this use of the gas, and by using a special construction of blowpipe an oxy-acetylene flame is produced, which is far hotter than the oxy-hydrogen flame, and at the same time is so reducing in its character that it can be used for the direct autogenous welding of steel and many minor metallurgical processes.