endogenous
[en-doj´ĕ-nus] produced within or caused by factors within the organism.
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en·dog·e·nous
(en-doj'ĕ-nŭs), Originating or produced within the organism or one of its parts.
[endo- + G. -gen, production]
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endogenous
(ĕn-dŏj′ə-nəs)adj.1. Originating internally.
2. Originating or produced within an organism, tissue, or cell: endogenous hormones.
en·dog′e·nous·ly adv.
en·dog′e·ny n.
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endogenous
adjective Referring to or coming from within—e.g., a cell, tissue or organism.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
en·dog·e·nous
, endogenic (en-doj'ĕ-nŭs, endō-jenik) Originating or produced within the organism or one of its parts.
[endo- + G. -gen, production]
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endogenous
Occurring without an obvious cause external to the body, and believed to result from an internal cause. A person depressed by a succession of calamities is said to have exogenous depression. In the absence of external causes, depression is said to be endogenous.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
endogenous
(of growth or production) from within the body, for example, the development of new roots from the PERICYCLE of the old ROOT. Compare EXOGENOUS.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
en·dog·e·nous
, endogenic (en-doj'ĕ-nŭs, endō-jenik ) Originating or produced within the organism or one of its parts.
[endo- + G. -gen, production]
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