English Dictionary: exogenous | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for exogenous | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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. |