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English Dictionary: exogenous by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exogenous
adj
  1. derived or originating externally [syn: exogenous, exogenic]
    Antonym(s): endogenic, endogenous
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.
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