Produced or made outside the body; for instance, insulin that is commercially produced (made from pork or beef pancreas or by biosynthetic processes) is exogenous insulin when given to people Pronounced: ex-SODGE-in-us Compare: Endogenous
Pertaining to, or having the character of, an exogen; the opposite of endogenous
1) Derived or developed from external causes or locations 2) For bioremediation, microorganisms from other locations, whose effectiveness has been tested and added to a site for remediation