exogenous
pronunciation
How to pronounce exogenous in British English:
UK [ekˈsɒdʒənəs]
How to pronounce exogenous in American English:
US [ekˈsɑdʒənəs]
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- Adjective:
- derived or originating externally
Word Origin
- exogenous (adj.)
- "growing by additions on the outside," 1830, from Modern Latin exogenus (on model of indigenus); see exo- + -genous.
Example
- 1. Changes of government can be regarded as exogenous events too .
- 2. Apart from the difficulty of forecasting the impact of exogenous events , investors may have another reason for ignoring them .
- 3. Exogenous estrogen , for instance , activates growth pathways in breast cells and can cause breast cancer but doesn 't damage dna .
- 4. Swine flu is just the latest in a series of " exogenous events " ( risks originating outside the financial system ) to test the markets .
- 5. In normal persons , pain serves to protect the body from exogenous injury and internal disease .