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endogenous
[ en-doj-uh-nuhs ]
adjective
- proceeding from within; derived internally.
- Biology. growing or developing from within; originating within.
- Pathology. (of a disease) resulting from conditions within the organism rather than externally caused.
- Biochemistry. pertaining to the metabolism of nitrogenous elements of cells and tissues.
- Geology. endogenetic.
endogenous
/ ɛnˈdɒdʒɪnəs /
adjective
- biology developing or originating within an organism or part of an organism
endogenous rhythms
- having no apparent external cause
endogenous depression
endogenous
/ ĕn-dŏj′ə-nəs /
- Originating or produced within an organism, tissue, or cell.
- Compare exogenous
Derived Forms
- enˈdogenously, adverb
- enˈdogeny, noun
Other Words From
- en·do·ge·nic·i·ty [en-doh-j, uh, -, nis, -i-tee], noun
- en·doge·nous·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of endogenous1
Example Sentences
HERVs, or human endogenous retroviruses, make up around eight percent of the human genome, left behind as a result of infections that humanity’s primate ancestors suffered millions of years ago.
The viruses, called porcine endogenous retroviruses, don’t bother pigs but might cause problems after suddenly finding themselves in another species.
These threats can be endogenous–internally generated, like if you have stressful thoughts–or they can be exogenous, such as the noise of an ambulance or pinging notifications on your phone overnight.
For many Brits, Brown never recovered from using the phrase “post neo-classical endogenous growth theory.”
(B) Endogenous: The cell protoplasm becomes differentiated and condensed into a spherical or oval mass (very rarely cylindrical).
Endogenous Structures, in botany, are those which arise in the interior of the parent organ.
Certain it is that if Federation is to be brought about, the movement must be endogenous.
In animals, he says, the endogenous method is rare, and the customary origin is in an external blastema.
Corroborative observations on endogenous formation were also given by his brother, Harry Goodsir, in 1845.
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