Meaning & use
exogenous
Caused by or originating from factors outside the body, system, or organism.
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Doctors ruled out an exogenous cause, such as a virus, for his symptoms.
Economists studied how exogenous shocks, like oil prices, affect national growth.
A note on using this word
Common in biology and economics; its opposite, 'endogenous', describes causes arising from within.
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