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myogenic
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myogenic /my·o·gen·ic/ (-jen´ik)
1. pertaining to myogenesis.
2. originating in myocytes or muscle tissue.

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.

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.

myogenic [mi″o-jen´ik]
giving rise to or forming muscle tissue.

myogenic
giving rise to or forming muscle tissue.

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

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


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