also  neu*rog*e*nous  adj 1 a  :  originating in nervous tissue <a tumor>   b  :  induced, controlled, or modified by nervous factors < intestinal lesions>  <a suckling reflex>  : esp  :  disordered because of abnormally altered neural relations <the kidney>   2 a  :  constituting the neural component of a bodily process < factors in disease>   b  :  taking place or viewed as taking place in ordered rhythmic fashion under the control of a network of nerve cells scattered in the cardiac muscle <a heartbeat>  - compare MYOGENIC2   neu*ro*gen*i*cal*ly adv 
 
 
 
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