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exogenous

/ek-soj-uh-nuhs/US // ɛkˈsɒdʒ ə nəs //UK // (ɛkˈsɒdʒɪnəs) //

外生的,外源性的,外源性,外生

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : originating from outside; derived externally.
    • : Botany. having stems that grow by the addition of an annual layer of wood to the outside beneath the bark.pertaining to plants having such stems.belonging to the exogens.
    • : Pathology. externally caused rather than resulting from conditions within the organism.
    • : Biochemistry. of or noting the metabolic assimilation of proteins or other metabolites, the elimination of nitrogenous catabolites being in direct proportion to the amount of metabolites taken in.
    • : Geology. exogenetic.

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Examples

  • In early February of 2021, after returning from a difficult race season, I learned that the same sample from September was re-analyzed due to a bio-passport irregularity and found to be positive for an exogenous anabolic steroid.

  • By sleeping in nature the way I do, I not only physically remove myself from exogenous threatening sounds and the demands of my smartphone, but also expose myself to natural light, which results in a better quality of sleep.

  • Yes, the record of the 2000s looks better if you treat the bust as some kind of exogenous event caused by overbearing government.

  • But in that case, you also have to treat the real-estate bubble as an exogenous event.

  • Exogenous Structures, in botany, are those which arise from superficial tissues of the parent organ, as stem-branches and leaves.

  • In others, the ordinary exogenous trees predominate, almost to the exclusion of others.

  • Let us note in this way, in the first place, the introduction of the familiar generic forms of exogenous trees.

  • The mechanical properties of the stems of trees, both exogenous and endogenous, render them extremely serviceable to mankind.

  • Trees which thus form a new ring of wood every year are called exogenous, or outside-growing.