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NEUROGENIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arising in or stimulated by nerve tissues

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

nervous tissue (tissue composed of neurons)

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 Context examples: 

Shock resulting from neurogenic vasodilation, which can be produced by cerebral trauma or hemorrhage, spinal cord injury, deep general or spinal anesthesia, or toxic central nervous system depression.

(Neurogenic Shock, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutation of the gene is associated with myopathy myofibrillar desmin-related, cardiomyopathy dilated type 1I and neurogenic scapuloperoneal syndrome Kaeser type.

(DES wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)