discogenic

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adjective

That originates in (damaged) vertebral discs

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Meanings

adjectivediscogenic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineThat originates in (damaged) vertebral discs

    This is also known as discogenic back pain.

    2015 July 28, Santosh Baliga, Katrina Treon, Niall John Angus Craig, “Low Back Pain: Current Surgical Approaches”, in Asian Spine Journal, volume 9, →DOI

Origin

From disc + -genic.

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APA

discogenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discogenic

MLA

“discogenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discogenic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discogenic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discogenic.

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