1. produced or generated from within; self-generated
Usage: formal; technical
2. relating to or denoting a welding process in which the metal parts are fused together without the addition of solder or other material
Usage: technical; metallurgy
3. relating to or denoting a vaccine made from bacteria or viruses isolated from the patient being treated
Usage: medical; dated

Examples

• The disease appeared to be autogenous, arising from the patient's own immune system.
• Autogenous welding requires precise temperature control to fuse the metals properly.
• The engineer chose autogenous welding for this critical joint to ensure maximum strength.
• Early medical researchers developed autogenous vaccines tailored to individual patients.
• The infection was autogenous in nature, developing from the body's own flora.