exogen
English
Etymology
From exo- + -gen: compare French exogène.
Pronunciation
Noun
exogen (plural exogens)
- (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.[1]
- (medicine, dermatology) The last phase of the hair growth cycle that follows telogen, during which the hairshaft is released from the hair follicle and is shed from the body.
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “exogen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
exogen (feminine exògena, masculine plural exògens, feminine plural exògenes)
Further reading
- “exogen”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “exogen”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “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): [ɛksoˈɡeːn]
- Hyphenation: exo‧gen
Audio: (file)
Adjective
exogen (strong nominative masculine singular exogener, not comparable)
Declension
Positive forms of exogen (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist exogen | sie ist exogen | es ist exogen | sie sind exogen | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | exogener | exogene | exogenes | exogene |
| genitive | exogenen | exogener | exogenen | exogener | |
| dative | exogenem | exogener | exogenem | exogenen | |
| accusative | exogenen | exogene | exogenes | exogene | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der exogene | die exogene | das exogene | die exogenen |
| genitive | des exogenen | der exogenen | des exogenen | der exogenen | |
| dative | dem exogenen | der exogenen | dem exogenen | den exogenen | |
| accusative | den exogenen | die exogene | das exogene | die exogenen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein exogener | eine exogene | ein exogenes | (keine) exogenen |
| genitive | eines exogenen | einer exogenen | eines exogenen | (keiner) exogenen | |
| dative | einem exogenen | einer exogenen | einem exogenen | (keinen) exogenen | |
| accusative | einen exogenen | eine exogene | ein exogenes | (keine) exogenen | |
Further reading
- “exogen” in Duden online
Romanian
Etymology
Adjective
exogen m or n (feminine singular exogenă, masculine plural exogeni, feminine and neuter plural exogene)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | exogen | exogenă | exogeni | exogene | |||
| definite | exogenul | exogena | exogenii | exogenele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | exogen | exogene | exogeni | exogene | |||
| definite | exogenului | exogenei | exogenilor | exogenelor | ||||