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steatogenic

steatogenic adjective: relating to or causing steatogenesis.

Adjective

steatogenic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or causing steatogenesis.
    • NAFLD was defined as the presence of moderate-severe hepatic steatosis (by B-ultrasonic examination), the absence of excessive alcohol use (>20 g day−1 in men and 10 g day−1 in women), no use of steatogenic medications within the past six months, no exposure to hepatotoxins, and no history of...2015, Chao-Qun Yang et al., “Dietary Patterns Modulate the Risk of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Chinese Adults”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI

Origin of steatogenic

From steato- + -genic.

Questions about steatogenic

What does steatogenic mean?
Steatogenic means relating to or causing steatogenesis.
What part of speech is steatogenic?
Steatogenic is an adjective.

Words near steatogenic in the dictionary

  1. steatocystomata
  2. steatodism
  3. steatofibrosis
  4. steatogenesis
  5. steatogenetic
  6. steatogenic
  7. steatogenous
  8. steatohepatic
  9. steatohepatitic
  10. steatohepatitis
  11. steatohepatosis

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