xenogenous

English edit

Etymology edit

xeno- +‎ -genous

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: zĕnŏʹjənəs, IPA^(key): /zɛˈnɒd͡ʒənəs/

Adjective edit

xenogenous (not comparable)

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

References edit

“xeˈnogenous” defined as a derived term of “xeno-”, listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]
Notes:

^ The Illustrated Medical Dictionary by William Alexander Newman Dorland (2^nd Ed.; 1901)
Xenogenous caused by a foreign body, or originating outside the organism.

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