Inogen

Inogen
Inogen In"o*gen, n. [Gr. 'i`s, 'ino`s, a muscle + -gen.] (Physiol.) A complex nitrogenous substance, which, by Hermann's hypothesis, is continually decomposed and reproduced in the muscles, during their life. [1913 Webster]

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