different between exogeny vs exogen

English

Etymology

exo- +? -geny

Noun

exogeny (uncountable)

1. Influence by external forces.
2. Growth on the outside or near the surface.
3. (botany) A division of woody plants whose stem is formed by successive accretions to the outside of the wood under the bark
4. (anatomy) A phase in the life cycle of a hair follicle in which a hair exits the follicle.
5. (anthropology) Exogamy.

English

Etymology

exo- +? -gen: compare French exogène.

Noun

exogen (plural exogens)

1. (botany) A plant characterized by wood, bark and pith, the wood forming a layer between the other two, and growth only occurring on the outside.

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1. (biology) the last phase of the hair growth cycle that follows telogen, during which the hair shaft is released from the hair follicle and is shed from the body

Related terms

• endogen
• anagen
• catagen
• telogen

Catalan

Adjective

exogen (feminine exògena, masculine plural exògens, feminine plural exògenes)

1. exogenous

   Antonym: endogen

Further reading

• “exogen” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “exogen” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “exogen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “exogen” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?kso??e?n]
• Hyphenation: exo?gen

Adjective

exogen (not comparable)

1. exogenous

Declension

Further reading

• “exogen” in Duden online

Romanian

Etymology

From French exogène

Adjective

exogen m or n (feminine singular exogen?, masculine plural exogeni, feminine and neuter plural exogene)

1. exogenous

Declension