exogenous

English

Etymology

exo- +‎ -genous

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛk.ˈsɑd͡ʒ.ə.nəs/

Adjective

exogenous (not comparable)

1. Having an external cause.
   1. (biology) Produced or originating outside of an organism.
   2. (biology) Growing as an exogen, by successive additions to the outside.
   3. (medicine, of a disease) Having a cause external to the infected organism.
   4. (economics, of a model) Being or relating to a change that comes from outside the model and is not explained by the model.

Synonyms

• exogenetic

Antonyms

• endogenous

Related terms

• exogeny
• exogeneity

Translations

Produced or originating outside of an organism.

• Catalan: exogen m
• Czech: exogenní (cs), ektogenní (cs), zevní
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• Portuguese: exógeno (pt) m
• Spanish: exógeno m

Having a cause external to the infected organism

• Catalan: exogen m
• Czech: exogenní (cs), zevní, vnější (cs)
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• Portuguese: exógeno (pt) m
• Spanish: exógeno m

An exogenous change is one that comes from outside the model and is not explained by the model.

• Czech: exogenní (cs), zevní, vnější (cs)
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