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  • 81excitomuscular — Causing muscular activity. * * * ex·ci·to·mus·cu·lar (ek si″to musґku lər) stimulating muscular activity …

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  • 82goitrogenic — Causing goiter. * * * goi·tro·gen·ic .gȯi trə jen ik also goi·ter·o·gen·ic .gȯit ə rō jen adj producing or tending to produce goiter <a goitrogenic agent> goi·tro·ge·nic·i·ty .gȯi trə jə nis ət ē n, pl ties * * * goi·tro·gen·ic (goi tro… …

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  • 83hysterogenic, hysterogenous — Causing hysterical symptoms or reactions. [hysteria + G. gen, producing] …

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  • 84iridodilator — Causing dilation of the pupil; applied to the musculus dilator pupillae. * * * iri·do·di·la·tor (ir″ĭ do diґla tər) ( di laґtər) [irido + dilator] 1. the dilator muscle of the pupil. 2. an agent that causes dilation of the… …

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  • 85irritative — Causing irritation. * * * ir·ri·ta·tive ir ə .tāt iv adj 1) serving to excite: IRRITATING <an irritative agent> 2) accompanied with or produced by irritation <irritative coughing> * * * ir·ri·ta·tive (irґĭ ta″tiv) dependent …

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  • 86keratogenous — Causing a growth of cells that produce keratin and result in the formation of horny tissue, such as fingernails, scales, feathers, etc. * * * ker·a·tog·e·nous .ker ə täj ə nəs adj producing horn or horny tissue * * * ker·a·tog·e·nous… …

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  • 87ketolytic — Causing the dissolution of ketone or acetone substances, referring usually to oxidation products of glucose and allied substances …

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  • 88knismogenic — Causing a tickling sensation. [G. knismos, tickling, + gen, production] …

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  • 89lithagogue — Causing the dislodgment or expulsion of calculi, especially urinary calculi. [litho + G. agogos, drawing forth] …

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  • 90motofacient — Causing motion; denoting the second phase of muscular activity in which actual movement is produced. [L. motus, motion, + facio, to make] * * * mo·to·fa·cient (mo″to faґshənt) producing motion; a term applied to that phase of muscular… …

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