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cryp·to·gen·ic | \ ˌkrip-tə-ˈje-nik 
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\Definition of cryptogenic
: of obscure or unknown origin
a cryptogenic disease
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cryptogenic
adjectivecryp·to·gen·ic | \ ˌkrip-tə-ˈjen-ik \
\Medical Definition of cryptogenic
: of obscure or unknown origin
cryptogenic epilepsy — compare phanerogenic
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The first known use of cryptogenic was in 1873
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