Etymology

spodogenous

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Today it means: Caused by waste products; applied to an enlargement of the spleen caused by waste red blood cells. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σποδός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσποδός“dust, ashes”
  2. English todayspodogenous

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

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