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ˌautogeˈnetic, a.
[f. prec.; see -genetic.]
1. Med. Developed by or due to autogenesis; produced within the organism. Hence ˌautogeˈnetically adv.
1886Brit. Med. Jrnl. 10 Apr. 694/1 Autogenetic puerperal fevers. Mental worry from illicit pregnancies and clandestine marriages was a common source of autogenetic empoisonment. Ibid., Some septic poison, either from without or autogenetically, might cause the same series of symptoms.
2. Physical Geogr. (See quot.)
1902Webster Suppl., Autogenetic (Phys. Geol.), pertaining to, controlled by, or designating, a system of self-determined drainage. Autogenetic drainage, a system of natural drainage developed by the constituent streams through headwater erosion. Autogenetic topography, a system of land forms produced by the free action of rain and streams on rocks of uniform texture. |