spodo-,a.|ˈspɒdəʊ|Gr. σποδο-, combining stem of σποδός spode1, as in spodoˈgenica., spoˈdogenousa., Path. characterized by the production of waste organic matter. ˈspodomancy, divination by means of ashes (Smart, 1836). spodoˈmantica., divining by ashes.1857Kingsley Two Y. Ago I. vii. 186 [He] stared fiercely into the fire, as if to draw from thence omens of his love, by the spodomantic augury of the ancient Greeks.1897Allbutt's Syst.Med. IV. 525 This process may lead to what is called a spodogenous enlargement of the organ.19..Buck's Med.Handbk. VI. 413 (Cent.Suppl.), Spodogenic.