rheumatogenic
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˌruːməˈtɒdʒənɪk/
- Specialized
- Certain bacteria are considered rheumatogenic because they can trigger joint inflammation.
Examples
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Individuals exposed to rheumatogenic elements are at a higher risk of developing rheumatic conditions later in life.
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Doctors study which environmental factors are most rheumatogenic in patients with a family history of rheumatism.
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The rheumatogenic properties of the virus were confirmed in several clinical studies.
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Certain infections are rheumatogenic and can lead to joint pain.
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The rheumatogenic factors in this study were significant.
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Certain infections caused by rheumatogenic bacteria can lead to serious health issues, including rheumatism.
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Researchers are investigating how rheumatogenic factors might contribute to the development of joint pain.
Synonyms
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9.5
Connected with how a disease begins and develops
How Likely
Surface Forms
Morphology
rheumatogenic = rheumatism (opaque) = rheumato + genic
This is a technical medical formation built from a rheumatism-related combining form plus '-genic', but the meaning is not readily inferable for an average learner.
Etymology
Rheumatogenic comes from rheuma, the same root in rheumatism that originally meant 'a flow' and an old idea of fluids causing joint pain, and the suffix -genic, which means 'causing' like in generate. So rheumatogenic means 'able to cause rheumatism' or joint inflammation.