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neurogenic
adjective neu·ro·gen·ic \ˌnu̇r-ə-ˈje-nik, ˌnyu̇r-\
Definition of NEUROGENIC
1
: forming, originating in, or controlled by nervous tissue <neurogenic heartbeat>
2
: induced or modified by nervous factors; especially : disordered because of abnormally altered neural relations
— neu·ro·gen·i·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of NEUROGENIC
1901
Medical Dictionary
neurogenic
adjective neu·ro·gen·ic \ˌn(y)u̇r-ə-ˈjen-ik\
Medical Definition of NEUROGENIC
1
a : originating in nervous tissue <a neurogenic tumor> b : induced, controlled, or modified by nervous factors <neurogenic intestinal lesions> <a neurogenic suckling reflex>; especially : disordered because of abnormally altered neural relations <the neurogenic kidney>
2
a : constituting the neural component of a bodily process <neurogenic factors in disease> b : taking place or viewed as taking place in ordered rhythmic fashion under the control of a network of nerve cells scattered in the cardiac muscle <a neurogenic heartbeat>—compare myogenic 2
—neu·ro·gen·i·cal·ly \-ˈjen-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Variants of NEUROGENIC
neu·ro·gen·ic also neu·rog·e·nous \n(y)u̇-ˈräj-ə-nəs\
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