endogenous
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adjective \en-ˈdä-jə-nəs\Definition of ENDOGENOUS
1
: growing or produced by growth from deep tissue <endogenous plant roots>
2
a : caused by factors inside the organism or system <suffered from endogenous depression> <endogenous business cycles> b : produced or synthesized within the organism or system <an endogenous hormone>
— en·dog·e·nous·ly adverb
First Known Use of ENDOGENOUS
1830
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en·dog·e·nous
adjective \en-ˈdäj-ə-nəs\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of ENDOGENOUS
1
: growing from or on the inside <endogenous spores>
2
: caused by factors within the body or mind or arising from internal structural or functional causes <endogenous malnutrition> <endogenous psychic depression>
3
: relating to or produced by metabolic synthesis in the body <endogenous opioids> <endogenous amino acids>—compare exogenous
—en·dog·e·nous·ly adverb
Variants of ENDOGENOUS
en·dog·e·nous also en·do·gen·ic \ˌen-də-ˈjen-ik\ (audio pronunciation)
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