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Anxiogenic

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Causing anxiety, or pertaining to the causing of anxiety.

    "A CRF antagonist, -helical CRF(9-41), can also attenuate the anxiogenic behavioral effects of HU-210."

Noun
  1. 1
    An anxiogenic drug: a drug that causes anxiety.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From anxio- + -genic.

Etymology 2

From anxio- + -genic.

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