-genic

DEFINITION of -genic

1. forms adjectives: gen- -ic - causing, producing
2. forms adjectives: gen--ous - caused by, produced by or in In medical and biological contexts, -genic is an adjectival suffix that indicates a relationship to creation or causation. It can be used in two primary ways: Causative: Describing something that produces a specific effect or condition (e.g., carcinogenic substances produce cancer). Origin-based: Describing something that is produced by a specific organ or process (e.g., neurogenic pain originates in the nerves).

---

ETYMOLOGY of -genic

• Origin: Ancient greek​
• Root: Derived from genes (meaning “born of” or “produced by”).​
• Transformation: It shares the same linguistic root as -genesis, stemming from the Greek verb gignesthai (“to become” or “to be born”).

---

RELATED TERMS to -genic

|Medical Term|Focus|Meaning| |---|---|---| |carcinogenic|Causative|Substance that produces cancer| |Iatrogenic|Origin|Condition caused by medical intervention| |pathogenic|Causative|Organism that produces disease| |neurogenic|Origin|Stemming from the nervous system wikipedia​| |nephrogenic|Origin|Stemming from the kidneys (e.g., nephrogenic diabetes insipidus) wikipedia​|

---

DERIVATIONS of -genic

TABLE definition AS Definition
FROM #medroot
WHERE length(filter(roots, (word) => econtains([[]].roots, word))) > 0 AND file.name != [[]].file.name
SORT file.name ASC

---

Query functionality

TABLE definition AS Definition
FROM #medroot
WHERE length(filter(definition, (word) => econtains([[]].definition, word))) > 0 AND file.name != [[]].file.name

Med roots dictionary Appendix A Prefixes Appendix B Combining Forms Appendix C Suffixes Appendix D Suffix forms