Autosexing
breeding, especially of domestic fowl, to reveal s-xual characteristics at birth or hatching in order to separate males from females.
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the ability of a mechanism to maintain a stable performance, due either to the mechanics of its structure or to built-in automatic control devices. noun the property of being stable either as a result of inherent characteristics or of built-in devices
- Autosuggestion
arising from oneself, as the repet-tion of verbal messages as a means of changing behavior. historical examples this autosuggestion must be made with confidence, with faith, with the certainty of obtaining what is desired. self mastery through conscious autosuggestion emile cou the thought of crime now becomes a sort of obsession or rather an autosuggestion. […]
- Autotoxin
a or poisonous chemical formed within the body and acting against it. noun any poison or toxin formed in the organism upon which it acts see autointoxication autotoxin au·to·tox·in (ô’tō-tŏk’sĭn) n. a poison that acts on the organism in which it is generated. au’to·tox’ic adj.
- Autotransformer
a having a single coil that serves as both a primary coil and a secondary coil. noun a transformer in which part of the winding is common to both primary and secondary circuits
- Autotransfusion
infusion of a patient’s own blood, either collected and returned to the body during surgery or transfused from a stored supply. autotransfusion au·to·trans·fu·sion (ô’tō-trāns-fyōō’zhən) n. infusion of blood or blood products into the individual from whom they were originally withdrawn.