ectogenous

[ ek-toj-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

1. growing outside the body of the host, as certain bacteria and other parasites.

ectogenous

/ ĕk-tŏj′ə-nəs /

1. Able to live and develop outside a host, as certain pathogenic bacteria.
2. Originating or produced from outside an organism, tissue, or cell; exogenous.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ectogenous¹

First recorded in 1880–85; ecto- + -genous