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Exogenous

Having an external cause.

📖 Definitions of "Exogenous"

adjective

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
externalnoun	Outside of something; on the exterior.
exogenetic	Existing or arising outside of a system or organism; exogenous.
exogenic	Existing or arising outside of a system.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
endogenous	Produced, originating or growing from within.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
exogenetic	Existing or arising outside of a system or organism; exogenous.
external	Outside of something; on the exterior.
exogenic	Existing or arising outside of a system.
aliennoun	A citizen or national of another sovereign state.
inward	Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside.
outsidenoun	The space beyond some limit or boundary.
systemic	Embedded within and spread throughout and affecting a whole system, group, body, economy, market, or society.
extraneous	Not essential or intrinsic.
foreign	Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.
ancillary	Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
ectogenous	(zoology, of a pathogenic organism) Able to survive outside of its host
xenogenic	Originating outside an organism and being introduced.
exteriornoun	Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
extrinsicnoun	External; separable from the thing itself; inessential.
imported	used of especially merchandise brought from a foreign source
nonnativenoun	Alternative form of non-native. [A person who is not native.]
nonindigenous	Not indigenous; not native to an area.
outernoun	Outside; external.
outwardnoun	Outer; located towards the outside.
introduced	(biology) Not native to a location; brought from another place.