endo-

1. a combining form meaning “within,” used in the formation of compound words:

   endocardial.

endo-

combining_form

1. inside; within

   endocrine

endo–

1. A prefix meaning “inside,” as in endoskeleton.

Word History and Origins

Origin of endo-¹

< Greek, combining form of éndon within; cognate with Old Irish ind-, OL endo- in, on

Word History and Origins

Origin of endo-¹

from Greek, from endon within

Example Sentences

Fellow midfielder Wataru Endo says adapting will be a "challenge" and a "priority".

From BBC

Akira Endo, a Japanese biochemist whose research on fungi helped to lay the groundwork for widely prescribed drugs that lower a type of cholesterol that contributes to heart disease, died on June 5.

From New York Times

Chiba Kazuhiro, the president of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, where Dr. Endo was a professor emeritus, confirmed the death in a statement.

From New York Times

In the early 1970s, Dr. Endo grew fungi in an effort to find a natural substance that could block a crucial enzyme that is part of the production of cholesterol.

From New York Times

But by 1980, Dr. Endo’s team had found that a cholesterol-lowering drug, or statin, lowered the LDL, or “bad” cholesterol level, in the blood.

From New York Times