adj
Having an external cause, or source; exogenous.
n
The complete elimination of palingenetic features during the development of an embryo, such that ontogeny begins with an early deviation from the ancestral pattern.
n
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
n
Any morphological change in colonial zooids as the colony grows
adj
Of or relating to autonoesis.
adj
Tending to remain inside a biological organism, rather than being expelled or broken down.
n
The genesis of two entities at the same time
n
The development of an organism in an artificial environment outside the body in which it naturally grows.
adj
That originates outside of an organism
n
(medicine) An endogenous substance that influences the functioning of an organ or biological process.
adj
Alternative spelling of endogenous [Produced, originating or growing from within.]
n
(biology) endogeny; growth from within
adj
Originating within the system (as an organism) that it acts upon.
adj
Produced, originating or growing from within.
adj
(biology) Alternative form of endogenous [Produced, originating or growing from within.]
n
(biology) The theory that an organism develops by differentiation from an unstructured egg rather than by simple enlarging of something preformed.
adv
(botany) In an environment outside the artificial tissue culture, usually in soil or potting mixture.
adv
(medicine) Outside the living organism.
n
(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.
adj
Alternative form of exogenous [(biology) Produced or originating outside of an organism.]
adj
Existing or arising outside of a system or organism; exogenous.
adj
(medicine, dermatology) Relating to the exogen growth phase.
adj
(biology) Produced or originating outside of an organism.
n
Influence by external forces.
adj
The proliferating on the exterior or surface epithelium of an organ or other structure in which the growth originated.
adj
Relating to fertilization.
adj
Pertaining, similar, or belonging to a germ.
adj
Of or pertaining to germination
adj
(biology) Exhibiting hypermorphosis; Having features that exaggerate adult morphology.
adj
Relating to hypermetamorphosis.
adj
Alternative form of ichnogenetic [Relating to ichnogenera]
adv
Within a living organism.
adj
(biology) Present or arising within an organism or one of its parts.
adj
(anatomy, of a body part) Situated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.
n
(obsolete, rare, medicine) Synonym of epidemiology (“the study of infectious diseases”)
n
The generation and development of an individual organism by the characteristic process of ontogeny associated with its species.
adj
relating to parabiosis
adj
(biology) Originating in the character of the germ, or at the first commencement of an individual; said of peculiarities of structure, character, etc.
adj
Exhibiting or relating to parasymbiosis.
adj
Being or relating to a parergon.
n
(biology) The theory that living organisms originate in cells or embryos of different kinds, instead of coming from a single cell; as opposed to monogenesis.
adj
Deriving from or otherwise related to progeny or a progenitor or the anatomical region employed for progeneration.
adj
producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative
n
(biology) The reenactment of the embryonic development in evolution of the species.
adj
Of or pertaining to reproduction.
adj
Relating to schindylesis.
adj
relating to seroepizootiology
adj
Relating to, or producing superovulation
adj
Alternative form of symbiogenetic [Pertaining to symbiogenesis.]
adj
Of, pertaining to, or created by sympoiesis
n
The condition of being syncytial
adj
Of or pertaining to syzygy.
adj
Relating to theriogenology.
adj
Having or relating to trachelismus.
adj
(physiology) Of or pertaining to growth.
n
(biology) Any foreign compound not produced by an organism's metabolism.
adj
Of or pertaining to xenodiagnosis.
adj
(pathology) Caused by a foreign body; originating outside the organism.
n
A siderophore used by an organism other than the one that produces it.
adj
Relating to, or promoting xenosis
n
The quality of being zygomorphic.
adv
By means of, or in terms of, zygosis.
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