exogenous (redirected from Exogenous factor)

exogenous /ex·og·e·nous/ (ek-soj´ĕ-nus) originating outside or caused by factors outside the organism.

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ex·og·e·nous (k-sj-ns)

adj.

1. Originating or produced outside of an organism, tissue, or cell.

2. Having a cause external to the body. Used of diseases.

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ex·oge·nous·ly adv.

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exogenous

[igzoj′ənəs]

Etymology: Gk, exo + genein, to produce

1 outside the body.

2 originating outside the body or an organ of the body or produced from external causes, such as a disease caused by a bacterial or viral agent foreign to the body. Compare endogenous. exogenic, adj.

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exogenous (eksoj´ns),

adj originating or caused by aspects external to a body.

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exogenous

originating outside or caused by factors outside the organism.

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exogenous fecal contents

e.g. calcium taken in with the diet but not absorbed; is distinct from endogenous calcium which is contributed by the body.

exogenous photodynamic agent

agent contributed by the environment; may be a primary agent or a hepatoxin.