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ENDOGENY

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en⋅dog⋅e⋅ny

  [en-doj-uh-nee]
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–noun Biology.
development or growth from within.
Also, en⋅do⋅gen⋅e⋅sis  [en-doh-jen-uh-sis] .

Origin:
1880–85; endo- + -geny
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en·dog·e·nous   (ěn-dŏj'ə-nəs)   
adj.  

  1. Produced or growing from within.

  2. Originating or produced within an organism, tissue, or cell: endogenous secretions.

en·dog'e·nous·ly adv., en·dog'e·ny n.
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