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Induce is defined as to cause something to happen or lead to some action. An example of induce is someone sticking their finger down their throat to make themself vomit. induce. induce. To lead or move, as to a course of action, by influence or persuasion.
In medical and other technical fields, and in mainstream reportage of medical and other such topics, the participle induced is particularly often found as the latter half of a compound functioning as an adjective, the first half of the compound being either an agent (identifying a person or thing that is inducing) or an instrument (identifying a thing that is used to induce); hence drug-induced, panic-induced, radiation-induced, and so on.