Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
en·dog·e·nous Pronunciation:
en-'däj-&-n&s Variant:
also en·do·gen·ic /"en-d&-'jen-ik/ Function:
adjective 1 : growing from or on the inside <
endogenous spores>
2 : caused by factors withinthe body or mind or arising from internal structural or functional causes <
endogenous malnutrition>
endogenous self-sustaining oscillator> <endogenous psychic depression>
3 : relating to or produced by metabolic synthesis in the body <endogenousopioids> <endogenous amino acids> —compare EXOGENOUS —en·dog·e·nous·ly adverb