-genous

a suffix of adjectives corresponding to nouns with stems in -gen: erogenous.

Origin of -genous

-gen + -ous

Words nearby -genous

-gene, -genesis, -genetic, -genic, -genin, -genous, -geny, -gerous, -glot, -gnathous, -gnomy

British Dictionary definitions for -genous

-genous

adj combining form

yielding or generating androgenous; erogenous
generated by or issuing from endogenous

Word Origin for -genous

from -gen + -ous

Medical definitions for -genous

-genous

suff.

Producing; generating:hematogenous.
Produced by or produced in a specified manner:exogenous.