adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ nu ̇ r- ə - ' je-nik, ˌ nyu ̇ r-
Function: adjective
Date: 1901
1 : forming, originating in, or controlled by nervous tissue < neurogenic heartbeat>
2 : induced or modified by nervous factors especially : disordered because of abnormally altered neural relations
– neu · ro · gen · i · cal · ly \ -ni-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb