— pepsinogenic /pep'seuh noh jen"ik/ , pepsinogenous /pep'seuh noj"euh neuhs/ , adj.
/pep sin"euh jeuhn, -jen'/ , n. Biochem.
crystals, occurring in the gastric glands, that during digestion are converted into pepsin.
[ 1875-80; PEPSIN + -O- + -GEN ]