au·toch·tho·nous
adj 1 a : indigenous or endemic to a region < malaria> b : contracted in the area where reported < cases of malaria in the United States> 2 : originated in that part of the body where found - used chiefly of pathological conditions au*toch*tho*nous*ly adv
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