ALL meanings of autochthonous
au·toch·tho·nous
A a - adjective autochthonous (of rocks, deposits, etc) found where they and their constituents were formed 3
- adjective autochthonous inhabiting a place or region from earliest known times; aboriginal 3
- adjective autochthonous (of some functions, such as heartbeat) originating within an organ rather than from external stimulation 3
- adjective autochthonous pertaining to autochthons; aboriginal; indigenous (opposed to heterochthonous). 1
- adjective autochthonous 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. 1
- adjective autochthonous 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. 1
- adjective autochthonous Geology. (of rocks, minerals, etc.) formed in the region where found. Compare allochthonous. 1
- noun autochthonous (of an inhabitant of a place) indigenous rather than descended from migrants or colonists. 1
- adjective autochthonous Native to the place where found; indigenous. 0
- adjective autochthonous (biology, medicine) Originating where found; found where it originates. 0
- adjective autochthonous (geology) Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation. 0