Exogenous

What do we mean by exogenous?

Originating externally. adjective

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

Growing by additions on the outside; specifically, in botany, belonging to or characteristic of the class of exogens.

Produced on the outside, as the spores of hyphomycetous and many other fungi; growing out from some part: specifically applied in anatomy to those processes of a vertebra which have no independent ossific centers of their own, but are mere outgrowths.

In geology, applied by Von Humboldt to extrusive, volcanic rocks, in contrast to endogenous rocks. See endogenous, 3.

Derived from or originating outside; pertaining to, or having the character of, an exogen; -- the opposite of endogenous. adjective

Growing by addition to the exterior; growing by addition of a new external layer of cells on the surface just beneath the bark; -- of plants. adjective

Growing from previously ossified parts; -- opposed to autogenous. adjective

Caused by factors from outside the body, rather than from an abnormality of internal functions; -- of illness. adjective

Not synthesized within the organism; absorbed or assimilated from outside the organism. adjective

An aneurism which is produced by causes acting from without, as from injury. adjective

Produced or originating outside of an organism adjective

Of a disease: having an external cause adjective

Of information: received from outside a group adjective

Descriptive of a group created by public as opposed to private information adjective

Derived or originating externally adjective

Having an external cause.

When a man with outstanding hair is able to take home a female beyond his looks and/or stature. Essentially the woman is drawn to the hair and hair alone, but is required to bring the man home as well because of his physical attachment to it. All members of Hanson are fervent lobbyists for the exogenous hair effect. Additionally Robert Pattison's teeth remain unrecognized because of this. Urban Dictionary

Having an external cause or origin. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to exogenous:
exogenous, erogenous, extogenous, exogeneous, endogenous, exogamous, xenogenous, biogenous, otogenous, entogenous, isogenous, oxygenous, epigenous, ectogenous, urogenous, geogenous, exogenote, exogens, myogenous, zoogenous.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word exogenous:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe exogenous:
endogenous, variable, weakly, more, compare, large, super, such, most, lagged.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective exogenous:
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Consonant match to exogenous:
oxygenous.

Words that sound like exogenous:
exogenous, exigence, exogen, exogenic, oxygenize, exogenesis, exigent, exigency, exigencies, excellence, extance, exesion, accessions, excisions.