self-referring

adjective

self-re·​fer·​ring ˌself-ri-ˈfər-iŋ 

1

: referring to oneself or itself

The art that Anselm Kiefer practices is not a self-referring art that looks within itself … for its subject matter and for its justification.

—John Russell

He's annoyingly self-referring, narcissistic.

—Bob Wolfley

2

medical : engaging in self-referral

a self-referring patient

self-referring physician groups

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1