exogenous
exogenous , adjective
1.
(Botany) derived from or originating outside; pertaining to, or having the character of, an exogen; -- the opposite of endogenous.
2.
(Botany) 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.
3.
(Anatomy) Growing from previously ossified parts; -- opposed to autogenous. — Owen
4.
(Medicine) caused by factors from outside the body, rather than from an abnormality of internal functions; -- of illness.
5.
(Biology, Biochemistry) not synthesized within the organism; absorbed or assimilated from outside the organism.
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Exogenous aneurism (Medicine) , an aneurism which is produced by causes acting from without, as from injury.