-genic
producing, causing, or originating in
From Greek -genes, born or produced, plus the adjective ending -ic
Meaning
What does -genic mean?
-genic is a suffix meaning producing, causing, or originating in. It comes from Greek -genes, born or produced, plus the adjective ending -ic.
The adjective partner of -genesis: carcinogenic describes what causes cancer, and carcinogenesis names the process.
In real words
Medical words with -genic
causing or likely to cause cancer
causing or able to cause disease, as pathogenic bacteria
producing pus, or marked by pus formation, as pyogenic bacteria and infections are
originating in the heart or caused by a heart condition, as in cardiogenic shock
originating in nerve tissue, or caused or controlled by the nervous system
having essentially identical genes, as identical twins do
having only one allele of a gene or genes, used of a gamete or a population
causing or tending to cause tumors, as an oncogenic virus
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Parts easily confused with -genic
In the dictionary
More terms built with it
Terms in our life science dictionary that list -genic among their word parts.
Sources
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Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- -GENIC Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
- Suffixes – Medical Terminology: An Interactive Approach
- GENIC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
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Endings that make nouns and adjectives
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