Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Self-produced; independent of a medium: specifically applied to a process of soldering in which pieces of metal are united by fusing the parts to be joined. See
autogenous . - Same as
authigenic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective self-generated; self-produced.
- adjective (Physiology) originating within the body; -- oposite of
heterogenous .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Self-produced.
- adjective Independent of a
medium . - adjective specifically Performed by
fusing the parts to bejoined without addingsolder .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective originating within the body
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Examples
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We used a program called autogenic training and desensitization.
Life of Brian: Brian David Phillips 2004
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Each of us has a different genetic susceptibility to autoimmunity, and we each also carry very different degrees of genetic ability to withstand the onslaughts of chronic toxic autogenic hits from the day-to-day environment in which we live.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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From Buffalo to Arizona, from Boston to Oklahoma, we live in an increasingly complex sea of autogenic agents.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Each of us has a different genetic susceptibility to autoimmunity, and we each also carry very different degrees of genetic ability to withstand the onslaughts of chronic toxic autogenic hits from the day-to-day environment in which we live.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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From Buffalo to Arizona, from Boston to Oklahoma, we live in an increasingly complex sea of autogenic agents.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Meditation uses the mind to relax the body; autogenic training uses the sensations of heaviness and warmth to relax the body and then extends the relaxation to the mind by employing imagery.
SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010
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If you can create warmth and heaviness in your body when you practice autogenic training or reduce your blood pressure by meditating, you can gain control of many physical processes that used to be considered automatic responses.
SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010
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If you want to take your relaxation deeper, you can use imagery to relax your mind even more, after you have gone through the autogenic script.
SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010
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Those who suffer chronic pain have been shown to tolerate pain better when they practice autogenic training.
SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010
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Those who suffer chronic pain have been shown to tolerate pain better when they practice autogenic training.
SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010
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