ENDOGENOUS
endogenous, endogenic
(adjective) derived or originating internally
endogenous
(adjective) of or resembling an endogen
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
endogenous (comparative more endogenous, superlative most endogenous)
Produced, originating or growing from within.
Of a natural process, or caused by factors within the body.
Antonyms
• exogenous
Source: Wiktionary
En*dog"e*nous, a.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: Originating from within; increasing by internal growth.
Endogenous multiplication (Biol.), a method of cell formation, seen
in cells having a cell wall. The nucleus and protoplasm divide into
two distinct masses; these in turn become divided and subdivided,
each division becoming a new cell, until finally the original cell
wall is ruptured and the new cells are liberated (see Segmentation,
and Illust. of Cell Division, under Division). This mode of growth is
characteristic of many forms of cells, both animal and vegetable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition