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en•dog•e•nous
Pronunciation: (en-doj'u-nus), [key]—
adj.
1. proceeding from within; derived internally.
2. Biol.growing or developing from within; originating within.
3. Pathol.(of a disease) resulting from conditions within the organism rather than externally caused.
4. Biochem.pertaining to the metabolism of nitrogenous elements of cells and tissues.
5. Geol.endogenetic.
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