English to English Dictionary

Autochthon

An original inhabitant of a place; an aborigine or indigenous person rather than a settler or colonist.

Autocytokine

A cytokine that exerts autocrine effects by binding to receptors on the surface of the exact same cell type that secreted it, thereby regulating its own cellular activity.

Autodidactic

Self-taught; having acquired knowledge or skills independently without the guidance of formal teachers or institutions.

Autodidacticism

The practice of self-education; the act of learning a subject or acquiring skills independently without formal instruction.

Autoinfection

An infection caused by a pathogen already present in the body, typically resulting from the transfer of the infectious agent from one part of the body to another.

Autoinfectious

Relating to or characterized by auto-infection, where a person is infected again by a pathogen already existing inside their own body.

Autophagocytosis

The normal, regulated cellular process that removes unnecessary or dysfunctional components through a degradation mechanism.

Autophagy

The normal, controlled physiological process in the body that destroys damaged or dysfunctional cells, allowing the breakdown and recycling of their components.

Autoplastic

Relating to or denoting a method of psychological or biological adaptation in which the subject changes itself rather than modifying the environment.

Autossociologia

A branch of sociology that focuses on self-referential analysis of social phenomena.

Autotheism

The belief that one is a god or possesses divine qualities.

Avar

A member of an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group living chiefly in the Republic of Dagestan in the Russian Federation.