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self; chthon, the ground.] An 

 indigenous species of plant or 

 animal (bioL). 



autocyst (ot'osist) n. [Gk. autos, self; 

 kystis, bladder.] A thick membrane 

 formed by the Neosporidia separat- 

 ing them from the host tissues (zoo/.). 



autodermalia (ot'odermal'ia) n. plu. 

 [Gk. autos, self; derma, skin.] 

 Dermal spicules with axial cross 

 within the dermal membrane (zool.). 



autoecious (ote'shus) a. [Gk. autos, 

 self; oikos, house.] Appl. rusts 

 whose aecidium form inhabits the 

 same host as the uredoform stage 

 (bot.). 



autogamy (otog'ami) n. [Gk. autos, 

 self; gamos, marriage.] Self- 

 fertilization (biol.). 



autogenesis (6t'6jen'e'sis) n. [Gk. 

 autos, self; genesis, birth.] Spon- 

 taneous generation (biol.). 



autogenetic (ot'qje'net'lk) a. [Gk. 

 autos, self ; genesis, birth.] Repro- 

 ducing spontaneously, appL body- 

 cells. 



autogeny (otoj'gm) n. Autogenesis. 



autogony (otog'oni) n. [Gk. autos, 

 self; gonos, offspring.] Auto- 

 genesis. 



autolysis (otol'isis) n. [Gk. autos, 

 self; lysis, a loosing.] Self- 

 digestion. 



automixis (ot'omik'sis) n. [Gk. autos, 

 self; mixis, mingling.] The union 

 in a cell of chromatin derived from 

 common parentage (biol.). 



autonomic (6t'6n8m'ik) a. [Gk. autos, 

 self; nomos, province.] Self- 

 governing, spontaneous ; appL 

 nerves of sympathetic system and 

 of certain involuntary muscles, and 

 of secreting glands (phys.). 



autonomous (oton'omus). a. Auto- 

 nomic. 



autophagous (6tof'agus) a. [Gk. 

 autos, self; phagein, to eat.] Appl. 

 birds capable of running about and 

 securing food for themselves when 

 newly hatched (zool.). 



autophya (6t'6ffa) n.plu. [Gk. autos, 

 self; phyein, to produce.] Ele- 

 ments in the formation of a shell 

 secreted by the animal itself; cf. 

 xenophya (zool.). 



autophyllogeny (ot'of iloj'eni) n. [Gk. 

 autos, self; phyllon, leaf; genos, 



birth.] Growth of one leaf upon 

 or out of another (bot.). 



autophyta (ot'ofl'ta) n. plu. [Gk. 

 autos, self; phyton, plant.] Plants 

 which obtain food in the ordinary 

 way ; cf. saprophyta (bot.). 



autoskeleton (6t'6skel'6ton) n. [Gk. 

 autos, self ; skeletos, dried.] A true 

 skeleton formed within the animal 

 (zool.). 



autostylic (ot'ostil'ik) a. [Gk. autos, 

 self; stylos, pillar.] Having the 

 mandibular arch self-supporting, 

 and articulating with the skull 

 direct (zoo!.). 



autotomy (otot'omi) n. [Gk. autos, 

 self; tome, cutting.] Self-amputa- 

 tion of a part, as in certain worms 

 and arthropods (zoo/.). 



autotrophic (ot'otrof'ik) a. [Gk. autos, 

 self; trephein, to nourish.] Procur- 

 ing food independently ; appl. 

 plants which are neither sapro- 

 phytic nor parasitic (dot.). 



autotropism (6t6t'ropizm) n. [Gk. 

 autos, self; trepein, to turn.] 

 Tendency to grow in a straight 

 line ; appl. plants unaffected by 

 external influence (phys.). 



autozooid (ot'ozooid) n. [Gk. autos, 

 self ; zoon, animal ; eidos, resem- 

 blance.] An independent alcyona- 

 rian zooid or individual (zool.). 



auxetics (oksSt'iks) n. plu. [Gk. 

 auxein, to increase.] A term appl. 

 chemical agents which induce cell- 

 division in leucocytes and other 

 cells (cyt.\ 



auximone (ok'simon) n. [Gk. auxi- 

 mos, promoting growth.] An 

 accessory growth - stimulating or 

 promoting factor in the food of 

 plants (biol.). 



auxospore (ok'sospor) n. [Gk. auxein, 

 to increase ; sporos, seed.] A 

 diatom which, having reached its 

 limit of size, by bi-partition escapes 

 from its valve, and uniting with a 

 similar one gives rise to a new 

 plant (bot.). 



auxotonic (ok'soton'ik) a. [Gk. 

 auxein, to increase ; tonos, strain.] 

 Induced by growth ; appl. move- 

 ments of immature plants ; opp. 

 alassotonic (bot.) ; appl. contraction 

 against an increasing resistance 

 (Phys.). 



