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  • 41agglutinative — Causing, or able to cause, agglutination. * * * ag·glu·ti·na·tive ə glüt ən .āt iv, ət adj causing or produced by agglutination <agglutinative proteins> * * * ag·glu·ti·na·tive (ə glooґtĭ na″tiv) promoting adhesion or… …

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  • 42arteriomotor — Causing changes in the caliber of an artery; vasomotor with special reference to the arteries. * * * ar·te·rio·mo·tor (ahr tēr″e o moґtər) pertaining to or causing change in the caliber of an artery …

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  • 43deforming — Causing a deviation from the normal form. * * * de·form·ing (de formґing) causing or producing deformity …

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  • 44fermentative — Causing or having the ability to cause fermentation. * * * fer·men·ta·tive (.)fər ment ət iv adj 1) causing or producing a substance that causes fermentation <fermentative organisms> 2) of, relating to, or produced by fermentation …

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  • 45glycosecretory — Causing or involved in the secretion of glycogen. * * * gly·co·se·cre·to·ry (gli″ko se kreґto re) causing or concerned in the deposition of glycogen …

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  • 46kinetogenic — Causing or producing motion. * * * ki·ne·to·gen·ic (kĭ ne″to jenґik) [kineto + genic] causing or producing movement …

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  • 47lacrimatory — Causing lacrimation. * * * lac·ri·ma·to·ry also lach·ry·ma·to·ry lak ri mə .tōr ē, .tȯr adj of, relating to, or prompting tears <lacrimatory fumes> * * * lac·ri·ma·to·ry (lakґrĭ mə tor″e) causing a flow of tears …

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  • 48mitogenic — Causing mitosis or transformation. * * * mi·to·gen·ic jen ik adj of, producing, or stimulating mitosis <mitogenic activity> <mitogenic agents> mi·to·ge·nic·i·ty jə nis ət ē n, pl ties * * * mi·to·gen·ic (mi″to jenґik) causing or …

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  • 49nephritogenic — Causing nephritis; said of conditions or agents. [nephritis + G. genesis, production] * * * neph·ri·to·gen·ic .nef rət ə jen ik, ni .frit ə adj causing nephritis <nephritogenic types of streptococci> * * * ne·phrit·o·gen·ic (nə… …

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  • 50pyrogenic — Causing fever. SEE ALSO: febrifacient. SYN: pyretogenetic, pyretogenic, pyretogenous. * * * py·ro·gen·ic .pī rō jen ik adj producing or produced by fever * * * py·ro·gen·ic (pi″ro jenґik) [pyro + genic] causing fever. Called also… …

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