xenogenous

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English

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Etymology

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From xeno- +‎ -genous.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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xenogenous (not comparable)

  1. Of foreign origin; xenogenic.
  2. (pathology) Caused by a foreign body; originating outside the organism.[1]

References

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  • “xeˈnogenous” defined as a derived term of “xeno-”, listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
  • Notes:
  1. ^ The Illustrated Medical Dictionary by William Alexander Newman Dorland (2nd Ed.; 1901)
    Xenogenous caused by a foreign body, or originating outside the organism.
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