autochthonous
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Here we develop a novel chimaeric mouse model of mCRPC to efficiently test combination therapies in an autochthonous setting.
From Nature • Mar. 19, 2017
Florida first had dengue autochthonous transmission in 2009–10, with the Department of Health tallying a total of 88 cases “associated with Key West,” the southernmost part of the state.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 15, 2016
Florida first had dengue autochthonous transmission in 2009-2010, with the Department of Health tallying a total of 88 cases “associated with Key West,” the southernmost part of the state.
From Science Magazine • May 13, 2016
The European charter for regional or minority languages calls them "autochthonous", which strictly means native, but now also carries the suggestion of a language that's been displaced in importance by a more popular newcomer.
From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2010
Urban crowds could collect every day behind a barrier or railing, and gaze at Mr. Pike pottering about all day in his ancient and autochthonous occupations.
From What I Saw in America by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
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