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exogenous

[ek-soj-uh-nuhs] / ɛkˈsɒdʒ ə nəs /
ADJECTIVE
derived externally
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“That’s now exogenous; it isn’t going to change for a while,” he says.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

For patients with severe cases that are difficult to control with exogenous insulin, doctors can perform islet cell transplants, which include beta cells.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

He said while the company absorbed an exogenous shock linked to tariffs, which “disproportionately affecting ad spend from our top retail advertisers, this quarter also underscored where we need to move faster.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

In Solow’s model, the big driver of growth was technological change, but it was exogenous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Rock-rose, a genus of exogenous shrubby plants, cultivated for the beauty of their flowers:—pl.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various