semantogenic

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English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

semantogenic (not comparable)

  1. Of a condition: brought on by being described or given a label.

Usage notes[edit]

  • This term and diagnosogenic were mainly used with reference to a (now discredited) theory of the cause of stuttering.

Related terms[edit]

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