physiogenic

adjective

phys·​io·​gen·​ic

¦fizēə¦jenik

1

: of bodily origin : somatogenic

—often opposed to psychogenic

2

of a plant disease : due to environmental or physiological abnormalities rather than parasites

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary physi- + -genic

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