exogenous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective derived or originating externally
    exogenic.

WordNet

Ex*og"e*nous adjective
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913