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discogenic

discogenic adjective: that originates in (damaged) vertebral discs.

Adjective

discogenic (not comparable)

  1. That originates in (damaged) vertebral discs
    • This is also known as discogenic back pain.2015 July 28, Santosh Baliga, Katrina Treon, Niall John Angus Craig, “Low Back Pain: Current Surgical Approaches”, in Asian Spine Journal, volume 9, →DOI

Origin of discogenic

From disc + -genic.

Questions about discogenic

What does discogenic mean?
Discogenic means that originates in (damaged) vertebral discs.
What part of speech is discogenic?
Discogenic is an adjective.

Words near discogenic in the dictionary

  1. discoers
  2. discoesque
  3. discoey
  4. discofied
  5. discog
  6. discogenic
  7. discoglossid
  8. discoglossidean
  9. discoglossideans
  10. discoglossids
  11. discogram

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