cryptogenic

[ krip-tuh-jen-ik ]
/ ˌkrɪp təˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective

of obscure or unknown origin, as a disease.

Origin of cryptogenic

First recorded in 1905–10; crypto- + -genic

Words nearby cryptogenic

cryptococcosis, cryptococcus, cryptocrystalline, cryptocurrency, cryptogam, cryptogenic, cryptogenic septicemia, cryptogram, cryptograph, cryptography, cryptolith

British Dictionary definitions for cryptogenic

cryptogenic
/ (ˌkrɪptəʊˈdʒɛnɪk) /

adjective

(esp of diseases) of unknown or obscure origin

Medical definitions for cryptogenic

cryptogenic
[ krĭp′tə-jĕn′ĭk ]

adj.

Of obscure or unknown origin. Used of diseases.