endogenous – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
endogenous
adj.
originating from within
Endogeny (biology)
Endogenous substances and processes are those that originate from within an organism, tissue, or cell.
endogenous
Adjective
1. of or resembling an endogen
(pertainym) monocot, monocotyledon, liliopsid, endogen
2. derived or originating internally
(synonym) endogenic
(antonym) exogenous, exogenic
Endogenous
(a.)
Originating from within; increasing by internal growth.
(a.)
Increasing by internal growth and elongation at the summit, instead of externally, and having no distinction of pith, wood, and bark, as the rattan, the palm, the cornstalk.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Endogenous
Inside. For example, endogenous cholesterol is cholesterol that is made inside the body and is not in the diet.
