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First Known Use of neurogenic
1901
Medical Dictionary
neurogenic
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adjective
neu·ro·gen·ic
\ˌn(y)u̇r-ə-ˈjen-ik\
Medical Definition of neurogenic
1a: originating in nervous tissue a neurogenic tumorb: 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
2a: constituting the neural component of a bodily process neurogenic factors in diseaseb: 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
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