also  my*og*e*nous  adj 1  :  originating in muscle < pain>   2  :  taking place or functioning in ordered rhythmic fashion because of inherent properties of cardiac muscle rather than by reason of specific neural stimuli <a heartbeat>  - compare NEUROGENIC2b   myo*ge*nic*i*ty n pl  -ties  
 
 
 
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