Meanings
proper noun
- historicalmedicineA form of medicated wadding pinned inside the clothes to treat rheumatism, lumbago, etc.
Origin
Trade name, perhaps from thermo- + -gen.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Thermogene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thermogene
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“Thermogene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thermogene. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thermogene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thermogene.
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