What is "autogenesis"

Autogenesis \Au`to*gen"e*sis\, n. [Auto- + genesis.] (Biol.) Spontaneous generation.

n. (context biology English) The supposed creation of living organisms from nonliving matter.

n. a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter [syn: abiogenesis, autogeny, spontaneous generation]

Autogenesis may refer to:

• Abiogenesis, the origination of life from non-living things, as believed by Aristotle and in modern evolutionary theory.
• Orthogenesis, a discredited evolutionary idea that hypothesised a directed ' teleological' form of evolution.
• "Christ the Autogenes" in gnostic texts such as the Secret Book of John.
• Autogeny, the reproductive strategy in insects in which the bodily food reserves of an adult female will support reproduction without feeding, particularly without a blood meal before oviposition.

Autogenous may refer to:

• Autogenous tissue in autotransplantation (tissue transplanted from elsewhere in an individual's own body).
• Autogenous welds, which use no filler metal.
• Autogenous grinding mills, in which ore grinds itself through tumbling impacts.
• Autogenous models for the origins of cellular features, such as membrane-bound organelles or flagella.
• Autogenous pyrometallurgy, in which the feedstock contains enough combustible material to fuel its own heating.
• Autogenous training, a psychological technique for guiding one's own thoughts, feelings, or behaviors.

Autogenic may refer to:

• Autogenic training, a desensitization-relaxation technique to alleviate stress.
• Autogenic succession, ecological change driven by the organisms present in an environment.
• The autogenic inhibition reflex, by which a muscle under high tension relaxes itself to avoid injury.