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Exogenous
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Pertaining to, or having the character of, an exogen; -- the opposite of endogenous.
2. Growing by addition to the exterior.
3. 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.