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单词 orexigenic
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orexigenicadj.

Brit. /ɒrɛksᵻˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ɔˌrɛksəˈdʒɛnɪk/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ὄρεξις , -genic comb. form.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ὄρεξις orexis n. + -genic comb. form.
Medicine and Physiology.
That stimulates appetite for food; of or relating to the stimulation of appetite for food.
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1907 Amer. Jrnl. Clin. Med. 1252/1 Then, too, we get an orexigenic and stomachic action which is not to be lightly esteemed, for it augments oxidation and metabolism.
1972 Curr. Therap. Res. 14 372 (title) Clinical study of orexigenic action of a new antiserotonin agent, BC-105, in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
1985 Brain Res. 341 200 This data suggests that PYY [= peptide YY] is one of the most potent orexigenic substances yet to be identified.
1998 Nature 17 Dec. 670/1 As deficiency of a single component of the pathway that limits food intake..causes obesity, it has been suggested that orexigenic signals are more redundant than those limiting food intake.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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