neurogenicadj.
/ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌn(j)ʊroʊˈdʒɛnɪk/ 1. Physiology. Originating in or controlled by nerves, neural activity, or the nervous system; spec. designating or relating to muscular activity dependent upon neural initiation or control (cf. myogenic adj. 2).
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the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > [adjective] > muscular movement
extensive1646
abducent1649
peristaltic1652
metaleptic1656
spastic1822
spasmodic1836
ideomotor1854
idiomuscular1860
fibrillary1875
motor1878
myotatic1881
antergic1890
isometric1891
isotonic1891
neurogenic1901
synkinetic1901
ballistic1905
motoric1926
1901 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. (rev. ed.) III. 111/1 The neurogenic theory is based on the following considerations: Muscular tissue..depends upon its motor-nerve impulses to set it into action.
1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 17 Sept. 682 Is conduction in the heart due to muscle or nerve—is it myogenic or neurogenic?
1927 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 19 Nov. 1766/2 Magnus contended that the rhythmic contractions of the bowel resulted from stimuli coming from the ganglion cells in Auerbach's plexus, and consequently were neurogenic.
1940 G. S. Carter Gen. Zool. Invertebr. xvi. 301 Automatic control of rhythm in the nervous system occurs in other animals...In vertebrates the respiratory movements are so controlled. This type of control is called neurogenic.
1974 Nature 8 Mar. 106/3 In the singing katydids..relatively high rates of sound pulses..are controlled by synchronous, or neurogenic, muscles in which each contraction is initiated by a nerve impulse.
1984 J. R. Tighe & D. R. Davies Pathol. (ed. 4) xvi. 143 Other factors which play a part in controlling acid secretion must also be considered, particularly neurogenic and psychosomatic stimuli.
2. Embryology. Of or relating to neurogenesis; giving rise to nervous tissue.
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the world > life > biology > theories > [adjective] > other theories
animalcular1753
zoocentric1882
organismic1886
pre-bacteriological1892
pre-bacteriologic1902
age and area1915
neurogenic1915
maturationist1968
the world > life > the body > nervous system > substance of nervous system > [adjective] > development
neurogenetic1889
neurogenic1915
1915 J. A. Nelson Embryol. of Honey Bee viii. 127 The neurogenic area..comprises two longitudinal thickenings, the primitive swellings..which are separated by a median furrow.
1928 R. M. May tr. S. Ramón y Cajal Degeneration & Regeneration Nerv. Syst. I. xvi. 381 Some of the neurogenic factors mentioned by Harrison seem to us highly doubtful.
1941 O. A. Johannsen & F. H. Butt Embryol. Insects & Myriapods xv. 242 A thin layer of elongated cells, the neurilemma, probably arising from the outlying ganglion cells, covers the neurogenic tissue dorsally.
1998 Jrnl. Neurobiol. 36 267 These findings give hope that structural brain repair through induced neurogenesis and neurogenic implants will soon be a clinical reality.
3. Medicine. Resulting from or caused by disease of the nervous system. Originally also: psychosomatic (now rare).neurogenic bladder: see Compounds.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of nervous system > [adjective] > caused by
neurogenic1929
1929 Med. Jrnl. & Rec. 129 554 (title) Neurogenic and psychogenic disorders of the skin.
1949 A. Koestler Insight & Outlook v. 69 They [sc. digestive disorders] could be called neurogenic rather than psychogenic.
1961 Lancet 19 Aug. 409/1 The book..ends with a detailed account of the surgical treatment of neurogenic disorders of the entire urogenital tract.
1967 Brain 90 423 Audiogram showed a neurogenic deafness.
1993 Alert Diver Jan. 11/3 Joint pain..has at least three possible origins: neurogenic (from the nervous system), medullary (from the bone marrow), and articular (from the joint).
Compounds
neurogenic bladder n. Medicine a bladder with absent or impaired function due to abnormal neural control.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > urinary disorders > [noun] > other bladder disorders
cystorrhœa1851
urolithiasis1865
pneumaturia1883
neurogenic bladder1930
1930 Urologic & Cutaneous Rev. 34 541/2 (heading) Treatment of the neurogenic bladder with the slow sinusoidal current.
1952 P. A. Herbut Urol. Pathol. I. iii. 323 In neurogenic bladder the sphincteric mechanism ceases to exist as an efficient functioning structure and the detrusor mechanism dictates the behavior of the bladder.
1966 G. P. Wright & W. S. Symmers Systemic Pathol. I. xxv. 782/1 The neurogenic bladder is in effect a functional obstruction of the urinary tract.
1991 Lancet 21 Dec. 1554/1 We recommend regular urological evaluation for patients with neurogenic bladder even after initiation of dialysis treatment.
Derivatives
neuroˈgenically adv. by neural activity.
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the world > life > the body > nervous system > [adverb]
neurogenically1960
1960 Arch. Neurol. 3 229/1 The result is a sterile inflammatory reaction, neurogenically induced.
1967 Jrnl. Pharmacol. & Exper. Therapeutics 155 37/2 Phentolamine blocked with equal facility..the norepinephrine- and neurogenically evoked constriction.
1971 Nature 28 May 264/2 Increased sensitivity at the receptor level could play a role in enhancement of neurogenically mediated responses.
1987 M. S. Laverack & J. Dando Lect. Notes Invertebr. Zool. (ed. 3) xxiii. 131/1 Spiders, like most other arthropods, have a neurogenically-controlled heartbeat.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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