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agnogenic, a. Path.|ægnəʊˈdʒɛnɪk|
[f. Gr. ἄγνω-στος or ἀγν-ώς unknown, f. ἀγνοῦν be ignorant + -genic.]
Not attributable to a specific cause; of unknown aetiology; = cryptogenetic a.
1941Dorland & Miller Med. Dict. (ed. 19) 62/2 Agnogenic, of unknown origin or etiology. 1971Lancet 9 Oct. 811/2 The most serious exceptions I can think of are three words for disease causation—iatrogenic, cryptogenic, agnogenic. They should according to the rule proposed be -genous, or drop the -gen- suffix altogether. 1987Oxf. Textbk. Med. (ed. 2) II. xix. 40/1 Primary myelosclerosis is a myeloproliferative disorder... The condition has many alternative names, including..agnogenic myeloid metaplasia, and megakaryocytic splenomegaly. |