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exogenous

In medicine,generated from outside the body; the opposite is endogenous. Drugs used to treat diseases may be described as exogenous. For example, exogenous insulin is used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.



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Disturbances in sexual differentiation occur when endogenous and/or exogenous factors act to disrupt the metabolism of gonadal hormones during development.
What is clear is that exogenous factors have both helped and hindered development efforts.
Clearly these forecasts would indicate that general expectations currently favor the soft landing scenario, although exogenous factors, such as war or natural disasters, continue to be a risk.
 
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