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71carcinogenic — Causing cancer. * * * car·ci·no·gen·ic .kärs ən ō jen ik adj producing or tending to produce cancer <the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals (Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc.)> car·ci·no·gen·i·cal·ly i k(ə )lē adv car·ci·no·ge·nic·i·ty jə nis… …
72cholerigenic, cholerigenous — Causing or engendering cholera …
73coagulative — Causing coagulation. SYN: coagulant (2). * * * co·ag·u·la·tive (ko agґu lə tiv) associated with coagulation or promoting a process of coagulation; of the nature of coagulation …
74collagenolytic — Causing the lysis of collagen, gelatin, and other proteins containing proline. [collagen + G. lysis, dissolving] * * * col·la·gen·o·lyt·ic .käl ə jən ə lit ik, .jen adj relating to or having the capacity to break down collagen <collagenolytic… …
75crinogenic — Causing secretion; stimulating a gland to increased function. [G. krino, to separate, + gen, to produce] …
76cytocidal — Causing the death of cells. [cyto + L. caedo, to kill] * * * cy·to·cid·al .sīt ə sīd əl adj killing or tending to kill individual cells <cytocidal RNA viruses> * * * cy·to·ci·dal (si″to siґdəl) destructive to cells; cf. cytolytic …
77diabetogenic — Causing diabetes. * * * di·a·be·to·gen·ic .dī ə .bēt ə jen ik adj producing diabetes <diabetogenic drugs> <a diabetogenic diet> * * * di·a·be·to·gen·ic (di″ə bet″o jenґik) [diabetes + genic] producing diabetes …
78eclamptogenic, eclamptogenous — Causing eclampsia …
79epileptogenic, epileptogenous — Causing epilepsy …
80excitomotor — Causing or increasing the rapidity of motion. SYN: centrokinetic (2). * * * ex·ci·to·mo·tor (ek si″to moґtər) 1. tending to produce motion or motor function. 2. an agent that induces motion or functional activity …
