ENDOGENOUS


Meaning of ENDOGENOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ en-ˈdä-jə-nəs ]

adjective

Date: 1830

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.