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neurogenous

neurogenous

9.9
Caused by nerves or the nervous system
  • adjective
  • /ˌnʊroʊˈdʒɛnəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : neurogénico
  • The doctor explained that the patient's symptoms were due to a neurogenous disorder affecting the spinal cord.

Examples

  • The research focused on neurogenous pathways that regenerate after injury to the nervous system.

  • In her lecture, she discussed the role of neurogenous factors in the development of brain tumors.

  • Foremost on the exclusion list are hemangiopericytoma, neurogenous neoplasms, and fibrous histiocytoma.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

neurogenic
vsneurogenous
  • Specialized
5 9.0

Caused by nerves or the nervous system

has the same meaning but uses originating phrasing

Surface Forms

neurogenous positive

Morphology

neurogenous = neuro + gen + ous

The word is formed from the classical combining form neuro- and the bound root gen with the adjective-forming suffix -ous, so the structure is systematic, but the scientific meaning is not readily inferable for an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Neurogenous comes from the parts neuro- meaning 'nerve' and -genous meaning 'born from' or 'produced by', the same idea we see in generate. So, something neurogenous is 'produced by' the nerves or the nervous system, which is why doctors use it for conditions that start in nerve tissue.