pythogenic
/pɪθəˈdʒɛnɪk/Definitions
1. adjective
Producing or characterized by a fever, especially one caused by a disease of the brain, as a result of infection by the bacterium B. pertussis, that resembles a convulsion of the type caused by the ancient Greek god Apollo’s python.
“The doctors struggled to diagnose the pythogenic condition affecting the young girl, which was causing her to experience terrifying seizures.”
2. noun
A person or thing that produces or is characterized by a pythogenic condition.
“The patient was diagnosed as a pythogenic, experiencing a rare and unusual disease.”