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-genous

 
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a suffix of adjectives corresponding to nouns with stems in -gen: erogenous.
Origin:
-gen + -ous
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-genous  
suff.  

  1. Producing; generating: hematogenous.

  2. Produced by or in a specified manner: hypogenous.


[-gen + -ous.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

-genous suff.

  1. Producing; generating: hematogenous.

  2. Produced by or produced in a specified manner: exogenous.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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