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EXOGENOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Derived or originating externally
Synonyms:
exogenic; exogenous
Classified under:
Antonym:
endogenous (derived or originating internally)
Context examples:
The speed relative to time that an exogenous compound is removed from a body system.
(Excretion Rate, NCI Thesaurus)
The rate at which an exogenous substance is removed or cleared from the whole or part of the body.
(Biological Clearance Rate, NCI Thesaurus)
A genus in the family retroviridae consisting of exogenous horizontally transmitted viruses found in mammals; associated with B or T cell leukemia/lymphoma with a long latency.
(Deltaretrovirus, NCI Thesaurus)
A genus of the family RETROVIRIDAE consisting of oncogenic exogenous retroviruses that contain type D particles.
(Betaretrovirus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Risk factors include country of birth, family history, menstrual and reproductive history, fibrocystic disease and epithelial hyperplasia, exogenous estrogens, contraceptive agents, and ionizing radiation.
(Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A syndrome characterized by the presence of structural malformations that are present at birth and can be attributed to an exogenous cause.
(Congenital Malformation Syndrome due to Known Exogenous Cause, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in the metabolism of both endogenous and exogenous substrates.
(CYP2E1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
The nuclear receptor CAR is activated by many different exogenous compounds, including acetaminophen, inducing expression of three cytochrome P450 enzymes that transform acetaminophen into NAPQI, a reactive and toxic metabolite.
(Acetaminophen Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Such rupture serves to digest exogenous material, such as bacteria, as well as effete organelles of the cells and is supposed to be under metabolic (hormonal) control.
(Lysosome, NCI Thesaurus)
This may be due to exogenous endorphin production release after stimulation.
(Piezo-Electric Current Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)
