autogenou

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + root of gi`gnesqai to be born. ] 1. (Biol.) Self-generated; produced independently. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Developed from an independent center of ossification. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. a. Autogenetic. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Autogenous soldering, the junction by fusion of the joining edges of metals without the intervention of solder. [ 1913 Webster ]