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biogenic
[bi″o-jen´ik]originating in a biological process.
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bi·o·gen·ic
(bī'ō-jen'ik),Produced by a living organism.
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biogenic
(bī′ō-jĕn′ĭk)adj.
1. Produced by living organisms or biological processes.
2. Necessary for the maintenance of life processes.
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biogenic
Biogenous adjective Arising or originating from a biologic processMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
bi·o·gen·ic
(bī'ō-jen'ik, bīō-jenik)Produced by living organisms.
[G. bios, life, + gennaō, to produce]
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