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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ex·og·e·nous       [ek-soj-uh-nuhs] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.originating from outside; derived externally.
2.Botany.
a.(of plants, as the dicotyledons) having stems that grow by the addition of an annual layer of wood to the outside beneath the bark.
b.pertaining to plants having such stems.
c.belonging to the exogens.
3.Pathology. (of a disease) externally caused rather than resulting from conditions within the organism.
4.Biochemistry. of or noting the metabolic assimilation of proteins or other metabolites, the elimination of nitrogenous catabolites being in direct proportion to the amount of metabolites taken in.
5.Geology. exogenetic (def. 1).
Also, exogenetic (for defs. 2–4).

[Origin: 1820–30; exo- + -gen + -ous]

—Related forms
ex·og·e·nism, noun
ex·og·e·nous·ly, adverb
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ex·og·e·nous       (ěk-sŏj'ə-nəs)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Biology Derived or developed from outside the body; originating externally.
  2. Botany Characterized by the addition of layers of woody tissue.
  3. Medicine Having a cause external to the body. Used of diseases.


[French exogène : Greek exō-, exo- + French -gène, -gen.]

ex·og'e·nous·ly adv.
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exogenous

adjective
derived or originating externally [ant: endogenic] 

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exogenous       (ěk-sŏj'ə-nəs)  Pronunciation Key 
Originating or produced from outside an organism, tissue, or cell. Compare endogenous.

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exogenous ex·og·e·nous (ěk-sŏj'ə-nəs)
adj.

  1. Originating or produced outside of an organism, a tissue, or a cell.
  2. Having a cause external to the body. Used of diseases.
ex·og'e·nous·ly adv.

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Exogenous

Ex*og"e*nous\, a. 1. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or having the character of, an exogen; -- the opposite of endogenous.

2. (Biol.) Growing by addition to the exterior.

3. (Anat.) Growing from previously ossified parts; -- opposed to autogenous. --Owen.

Exogenous aneurism (Med.), an aneurism which is produced by causes acting from without, as from injury.

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