Taber's Medical Dictionary
-gen, -gene
[Fr. -gène fr. Gr. -genēs, born]
Suffixes meaning producer, e.g., androgen, or produced, e.g., hydrogen.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "-gen, -gene." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749636/all/_gen___gene.
-gen, -gene. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749636/all/_gen___gene. Accessed April 20, 2026.
-gen, -gene. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749636/all/_gen___gene
-gen, -gene [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 20]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749636/all/_gen___gene.
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