Term Name:	regulation of cell growth by extracellular stimulus
Synonyms:	interpretation of external signals that regulate cell growth, regulation of cell growth by detection of exogenous stimulus, regulation of cell growth by sensing of exogenous stimulus, regulation of growth by exogenous signal, regulation of growth by exogenous stimuli, regulation of growth by exogenous stimulus, regulation of growth by external signal, regulation of growth by external stimuli, regulation of growth by external stimulus
Definition:	Any process in which external signals modulate the frequency, rate or extent of cell growth, the irreversible increase in size of a cell over time.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0001560]    QuickGO    AmiGO