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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
EXOGENOUS
EXOGENOUS Ex *og "e *nous, a.
1. (Bot. )
Defn: Pertaining to, or having the character of, an exogen; -- the opposite of endogenous.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: Growing by addition to the exterior.
3. (Anat. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
exogenous
ex og e nous |ekˈsäjənəs ekˈsɑːənəs | ▶adjective of, relating to, or developing from external factors. Often contrasted with endogenous. • Biology growing or originating from outside an organism: an exogenous hormone. • chiefly Psychiatry (of a disease, symptom, etc. ) caused by an agent or organism outside the body: exogenous depression. • relating to an external group or society: exogenous marriage. DERIVATIVES ex og e nous ly adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin exogena (denoting an exogenous plant, suggested by classical Latin indigena ‘native ’) + -ous .
Oxford Dictionary
exogenous
exogenous |ɪkˈsɒdʒɪnəs, ɛk- | ▶adjective having an external cause or origin. Often contrasted with endogenous. • Biology growing or originating from outside an organism: an exogenous hormone. • chiefly Psychiatry (of a disease or symptom ) attributable to an agent or organism outside the body: exogenous depression. • relating to an external group or society: exogenous marriage. DERIVATIVES exogenously adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin exogena (denoting an exogenous plant, suggested by classical Latin indigena ‘native ’) + -ous .
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