Medical term:
autochthonous
autochthonous
[aw-tok´tho-nus]1. originating in the same area in which it is found; said of pathological processes.
2. denoting a tissue graft to a new site on the same individual.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
au·toch·thon·ous
(aw-tok'thon-ŭs),1. Native to the place inhabited; aboriginal.
2. Originating in the place where found; said of a disease originating in the part of the body where found, or of a disease acquired in the place where the patient is located.
[auto- + G. chthon, land, ground, country]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
au·toch·thon·ous
(aw-tok'thŏn-ŭs)1. Native to the place inhabited; aboriginal.
2. Originating in the place where found; said of a disease originating in the part of the body where found, or of a disease acquired in the place where the patient is.
[auto- + G. chthon, land, ground, country]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
autochthonous
Native to a particular place, thus a term sometimes used to describe an AUTOGRAFT.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
autochthonous
(of peat) derived from plants that lived on the site of its formation. Compare ALLOCHTHONOUS.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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