Main Entry: au·toch·tho·nous

Pronunciation: \(ˈ)ȯ-ˈtäk-thə-nəs\

Function: adjective

1 a : indigenous or endemic to a region <autochthonous malaria> b : contracted in the area where reported <autochthonous 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 \-lē\ adverb