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One entry found for exogenous.
Main Entry: ex·og·e·nous Pronunciation: ek-  säj- -nsVariant(s): also ex·o·gen·ic /  ek-s -jen-ik/Function: adjective 1 : growing from or on the outside <exogenous spores> 2 : caused by factors (as food or a traumatic factor) or an agent (as a disease-producing organism) from outside the organism or system <exogenous obesity> <exogenous psychic depression> 3 : introduced from or produced outside the organism or system; specifically : not synthesized within the organism or system -- compare ENDOGENOUS - ex·og·e·nous·ly adverb |
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\ g \ as g in go \ h \ as h in hat \ i \ as i in hit \  \ as i in ice \ j \ as j in job \ k \ as k in kin \  \ as ch in ich dien \ l \ as l in lily \ m \ as m in murmur \ n \ as n in own \  \ as ng
in sing \ \ as o
in go\  \ as aw
in law \ i \ as oy
in boy \ p \ as p in pepper |
\ r \ as r in red \ s \ as s in less> \ sh \ as sh in shy \ t \ as t in tie \ th \ as th in thin \ th \ as th in the \ ü \ as oo in loot \  \ as oo
in foot \ v \ as v in vivid \ w \ as w in away \ y \ as y in yet \ yü \ as you in youth \ y \
as u in curable \ z \ as z in zone \ zh \ as si in vision |
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in ace 