myogenic

myogenic /my·o·gen·ic/ (-jen´ik)

1. pertaining to myogenesis.

2. originating in myocytes or muscle tissue.

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my·o·gen·ic (m-jnk) or my·o·ge·net·ic (m-j-ntk)

adj.

1. Giving rise to or forming muscular tissue.

2. Of muscular origin.

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myogenic

[mī′ōjen′ik]

Etymology: Gk, mys + genesis, origin

generated by muscles. The term usually refers to rhythmic activity in cardiac and smooth muscles, which do not require neural input to initiate and maintain contractions.

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myogenic

giving rise to or forming muscle tissue.

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myogenic atrophy

atrophy which is intrinsic to the muscle and not to its nerve, neurogenic atrophy, or to its blood supply, ischemic atrophy.

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myogenic

adjective Arising in muscle cells; used to describe self-excitation by cardiac and smooth muscle