autochthonous
[ aw-tok-thuh-nuh s ]
/ ɔˈtɒk θə nəs /
adjective
pertaining to autochthons; aboriginal; indigenous (opposed to heterochthonous).
Pathology.
- found in the part of the body in which it originates, as a cancerous lesion.
- found in a locality in which it originates, as an infectious disease.
Psychology.
of or relating to ideas that arise independently of the individual's own train of thought and seem instead to have some alien or external agency as their source.
Also
au·toch·tho·nal,
au·toch·thon·ic
[aw-tok-thon-ik] /ˌɔ tɒkˈθɒn ɪk/.
Origin of autochthonous
First recorded in 1795–1805;
autochthon +
-ous
OTHER WORDS FROM autochthonous
au·toch·tho·nism, au·toch·tho·ny, noun au·toch·tho·nous·ly, adverb au·toch·tho·nous·ness, nounWords nearby autochthonous
autocephalous,
autocephaly,
autochanger,
autochrome,
autochthon,
autochthonous,
autochthonous idea,
autocidal,
autocide,
autoclasis,
autoclave
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British Dictionary definitions for autochthonous
autochthonous
autochthonic (ˌɔːtɒkˈθɒnɪk) or autochthonal
/ (ɔːˈtɒkθənəs) /
adjective
(of rocks, deposits, etc) found where they and their constituents were formed
Compare allochthonous
inhabiting a place or region from earliest known times; aboriginal
physiol
(of some functions, such as heartbeat) originating within an organ rather than from external stimulation
Derived forms of autochthonous
autochthonism or autochthony, noun autochthonously, adverbMedical definitions for autochthonous
autochthonous
[ ô-tŏk′thə-nəs ]
adj.
Native to the place inhabited; indigenous.
Originating in the place where found. Used of a disease originating in the part of the body where found, or of a disease acquired in the place where the patient is.