exogenous
exogenous
[ɪkˈsɒdʒɪnəs, ɛk-]
adjective
exogenously
adverb
语源
[ɪkˈsɒdʒɪnəs, ɛk-]
adjective
- of, relating to, or developing from external factors
（与）外因（有关）的；由外因发展而来的。 常与 endogenous 相对
■(Biology)growing or originating from outside an organism
(生)外生的；外源的
an exogenous hormone.
外激素。
■(chiefly Psychiatry)(of a disease, symptom, etc.) caused by an agent or organism outside the body
(主精神病学)（疾病，症状等）外因的
exogenous depression.
外因性抑郁。
■relating to an external group or society
与外部有关的
exogenous marriage.
异族通婚。
exogenously
adverb
语源
- mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin exogena (denoting an exogenous plant, suggested by classical Latin indigena 'native') + -ous
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