that can develop outside the host: said of certain parasitic bacteria
also ec·to·gen′ic
ectogenous
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ectogenous
adjective
- Exogenous.
- Able to live and develop outside a host, as certain pathogenic microorganisms do.
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also ectogenic (ĕkˌ◌tə-jĕnˌ◌ĭk)
- Able to live and develop outside a host, as certain pathogenic bacteria.
- Originating or produced from outside an organism, tissue, or cell; exogenous.
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ectogenous - Medical Definition
adj.
- Exogenous.
- Able to live and develop outside a host, as certain pathogenic microorganisms do.
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