Grecogenous

Grecogenous

English

Etymology

From Greco- +‎ -genous.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: grĕkŏʹjĭnəs, IPA^(key): /ɡɹɛˈkɒdʒɪnəs/

Adjective

Grecogenous (not comparable)

1. (etymology, rare) Deriving from Ancient Greek; from roots in the Ancient Greek language.
   • 1966: Jacob Edward Schmidt, The Medical Lexicographer, page 22 (C.C. Thomas)

     […] terms are beholden to the Greek chondros. Among the Grecogenous terms are chondrocyte, chondrodystrophy, chondroma, […]

Synonyms

• Grecogenic