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exogenous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: exogenous adj : derived or originating externally [ant: {endogenous}]
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