ex·og·e·nous
also ex*o*gen*ic adj 1 : growing from or on the outside < spores> 2 : caused by factors (as food or a traumatic factor) or an agent (as a disease-producing organism) from outside the organism or system < obesity> < psychic depression> 3 : introduced from or produced outside the organism or system : specif : not synthesized within the organism or system - compare ENDOGENOUS ex*og*e*nous*ly adv
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