Relating to a symbiotic relationship where an organism benefits from its own cellular or organic components, rather than from another organism.
From 'auto-' (self) plus 'symbiotic' (relating to mutual living together). This neologistic term applies symbiotic theory to internal biological relationships within a single organism.
Mitochondria might be the ultimate example—they're essentially bacteria that got incorporated into our cells billions of years ago, and now they're so integrated that we literally cannot live without them, making our cells autosymbiontic structures.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.