AUTO SITE

n. Ast'o-sit. From adréouros (from abrés, for himself, and aîros, nourishment), one who provides his own food. Fr., auto site, monstre autos it a ire (I. Geortroy St.-Hilaire|. Ger., Autos it. 1. A monster capable of carrying on an independent existence for a few hours after its Be eraten from the maternal organism, and in some instances indefinitely; po e ing, therefore, a perfect. circulatory system, lui digestive organs, and at least part of a head. In cases of double monstrosity, both individuals are a’s when they both continue to live by the activity of their own organs, or both contribute to the common vitality, or each maintains its own, [A, 301, 821, 387; March and (A, 319).) Cf. OMPHALOSITE and PARASITE. 2. An organism in or on which another organism lives asa parasite, |Leuckart, %uoœd by F, S. Billings, “ N. Y. Med. Jour.,” Aug. 4, 1883, p. 116 (D).]