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myelitogenic

myelitogenic adjective: tending to rouse, or to be roused by myelitis.

Adjective

myelitogenic (not comparable)

  1. Tending to rouse, or to be roused by myelitis.
    • In this respect, however, a certain variation is obvious as some viruses appear primarily as encephal- itogenic while others are almost purely myelitogenic.1949, Masson, Comptes Rendus - Volume 4 - Issues 1 to 3, The Chicago University Press, page 101
    • We are led to think, therefore, that nerve substance which has been exposed to the action of 1 per cent phenol has been deprived to some extent of its toxic or myelitogenic action.1949, Indian Council Medical Research, The Indian Journal of Medical Research - Volume 13, Indian Research Fund Association - The California University Press, page 101

Origin of myelitogenic

From myelitis + -genic.

Words formed from myelitogenic

Questions about myelitogenic

What does myelitogenic mean?
Myelitogenic means tending to rouse, or to be roused by myelitis.
What part of speech is myelitogenic?
Myelitogenic is an adjective.

Words near myelitogenic in the dictionary

  1. myelins
  2. myelites
  3. myelitic
  4. myelitides
  5. myelitis
  6. myelitogenic
  7. Myell
  8. myelo-
  9. myeloablated
  10. myeloablation
  11. myeloablative

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