autochthony









autochthony


autochthonous [aw-tok-thuh-nuh s] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN adjective pertaining to autochthons; aboriginal; indigenous (opposed to heterochthonous). Pathology.

  1. found in the part of the body in which it originates, as a cancerous lesion.
  2. 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. Geology. (of rocks, minerals, etc.) formed in the region where found.Compare allochthonous. Liberaldictionary.com

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  • 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 Related formsau·toch·tho·nism, au·toch·tho·ny, nounau·toch·tho·nous·ly, adverbau·toch·tho·nous·ness, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for autochthony Historical Examples of autochthony

  • After the lapse of time the theory of Autochthony (from autos, self, and chthon, earth) was laid aside.

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  • British Dictionary definitions for autochthony autochthonous autochthonic (ˌɔːtɒkˈθɒnɪk) or autochthonal adjective (of rocks, deposits, etc) found where they and their constituents were formedCompare 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 Formsautochthonism or autochthony, nounautochthonously, adverb Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for autochthony autochthonous adj.

    “native, indigenous,” 1845, from autochthon + -ous.

    Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper autochthony in Medicine 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. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

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