spodogenous

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

spodogenous (not comparable)

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