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Definition of psychogenic - 3 dictionary results

psy⋅cho⋅gen⋅ic

  [sahy-kuh-jen-ik]
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–adjective Psychology.
having origin in the mind or in a mental condition or process: a psychogenic disorder.
Origin:
1900–05; psycho- + -genic
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psy·cho·gen·ic   (sī'kə-jěn'ĭk)   
adj.  Originating in the mind or in mental or emotional processes; having a psychological rather than a physiological origin. Used of certain disorders.
psy'cho·gen'i·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: psy·cho·gen·ic
Pronunciation: -'jen-ik
Function: adjective
: originating in the mind or in mental or emotional conflict<psychogenic impotence> psychogenic disorder> —compare SOMATOGENIC —psy·cho·gen·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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