endogenous

English

Etymology

endo- +‎ -genous. Piecewise doublet of indigenous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdɒd͡ʒ.ə.nəs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdɑ.d͡ʒə.nəs/

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Adjective

endogenous (comparative more endogenous, superlative most endogenous)

1. Produced, originating or growing from within.
2. Of a natural process: caused by factors within the body.

Synonyms

• autogenous
• native

Antonyms

• exogenous

Derived terms

• endogeneity
• endogenous erythroid colony
• endogenously
• endogenous retrovirus
• endogenous viral element
• endogeny
• Grampus griseus endogenous virus
• nonendogenous

 

Related terms

• autogeneic

Translations

produced, originating or growing from within

• Armenian: էնդոգեն (hy) (ēndogen), ներքնածին (hy) (nerkʻnacin)
• Catalan: endogen (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 內源性的／内源性的 (nèiyuánxìng de), 內生的／内生的 (zh) (nèishēng de)

• Finnish: endogeeninen (fi), sisäsyntyinen
• French: endogène (fr)
• German: endogen (de)
• Greek: ενδογενής (el) (endogenís)
• Hungarian: endogén (hu)
• Irish: inginiúil
• Italian: endogeno (it), endogeno (it)
• Kazakh: эндогенді (éndogendı), эндогендік (éndogendık), ішкі (ışkı)
• Polish: endogenny (pl), endogeniczny
• Portuguese: endógeno (pt)
• Romanian: endogen (ro)
• Russian: эндогенный (ru) (endogennyj)
• Spanish: endógeno (es)
• Swedish: endogen (sv)

of a disease, caused by factors within the body

• Armenian: էնդոգեն (hy) (ēndogen), ներքնածին (hy) (nerkʻnacin), ներածին (neracin)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 內源性的／内源性的 (nèiyuánxìng de)

• Finnish: sisäsyntyinen, endogeeninen (fi)
• French: endogène (fr)
• Greek: ενδογενής (el) (endogenís)
• Italian: endogeno (it)
• Polish: endogenny (pl), endogeniczny
• Portuguese: endógeno (pt)
• Romanian: endogen (ro)
• Russian: эндогенный (ru) (endogennyj)