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Meaning of EXOGENOUS

Pronunciation:  ek'sâjunus

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  derived or originating externally
 
 Synonyms: exogenetic, exogenic, external
 
 Antonyms: endogenous
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.

 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. Originating from or due to influences from outside of the organism or cell.
  2. Grown or made outside the body; for instance, insulin made from pork or beef pancreas is exogenous insulin for people.
 



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