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An auscultatory process, which consists in noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest. Dunglison.

Of or pertaining to autoplasty.

The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds.

Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.

Pertaining to autopsy; autoptical. [Obs.]

That which is given under the doctrine of administering a patient's own virus.

Personal observation or examination; seeing with one's own eyes; ocular view. By autopsy and experiment. Cudworth.

Seen with one's own eyes; belonging to, or connected with, personal observation; as, autoptic testimony or experience.

By means of ocular view, or one's own observation. Sir T. Browne.

Extemporary; offhand. [R.] Dean Martin.

Automatic stability; also, inherent stability. An aëroplane is inherently stable if it keeps in steady poise by virtue of its shape and proportions alone; it is automatically stable if it keeps in steady poise by means of self-operative mechanism.

Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.

Self-suggestion as distinguished from suggestion coming from another, esp. in hypnotism. Autosuggestion is characteristic of certain mental conditions in which expectant belief tends to produce disturbance of function of one or more organs.

The doctrine of God's self-existence. [R.]

One given to self-worship. [R.]

Self-intoxication. See Auto-intoxication.

Pertaining to, or causing, autotoxæmia.

Same as Auto-intoxication.

A transformer in which part of the primary winding is used as a secondary winding, or vice versa; -- called also a compensator or balancing coil.

Capable of self-nourishment; -- said of all plants in which photosynthetic activity takes place, as opposed to parasitism or saprophytism.