spodogenous

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek σποδός (spodós, dust, ashes) + -genous (here with an unusual meaning "caused by").

Adjective

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spodogenous (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Caused by waste products; applied to an enlargement of the spleen caused by waste red blood cells.