Exogenous meaning

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Originating externally.

An exogenous model of economic growth.

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Originating or produced from outside a cell, tissue, or organism.

Exogenous antioxidants.

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Developing from without; originating externally.
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Of or relating to external factors, as food or light, that have an effect upon an organism.
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Originating or produced from outside a cell, tissue, or organism.

Exogenous antioxidants.

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Originating or produced from outside an organism, tissue, or cell.
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(medicine) Of a disease: having an external cause.
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(economics) Of information: received from outside a group.
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(economics) Descriptive of a group created by public as opposed to private information.
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The definition of exogenous is developing from the outside.

An example of exogenous used as an adjective is in the phrase "an exogenous shell," which means a shell on the outside.

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Origin of exogenous

  • French exogène Greek exō- exo- French -gène -gen
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Exogenous Sentence Examples

  • We don garment after garment, as if we grew like exogenous plants by addition without.

  • In addition, the great majority have also another method of reproduction, for increasing the number of the parasites in any individual host; this is distinguished as multiplicative or endogenous reproduction, from the propagative or exogenous method (by means of the resistant spores), which serves for the infection of fresh hosts and secures the dissemination and survival of the species.

  • This is known as exogenous branch-formation In the root, on the other hand, the origin of branches is endogenous The cells of the pericycle, usually opposite a protoxylem strand divide tangentially and give rise to a new growing-point.

  • covariances of exogenous variables.

  • adrenocortical insufficiency other than exogenous corticosteroid therapy.

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