endogenous

English

Etymology

From endogen +‎ -ous^[1] or endo- +‎ -genous. Piecewise doublet of indigenous.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdɒd͡ʒ.ə.nəs/
(US) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdɑ.d͡ʒə.nəs/
- Audio (Texas, Austin): (file)
Rhymes: -ɒd͡ʒɪnəs

Adjective

endogenous (comparative more endogenous, superlative most endogenous)

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

Synonyms

Antonyms

exogenous

Derived terms

Related terms

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)
Dutch: endogeen (nl), lichaamseigen (nl)
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: endogeniczny, endogenny (pl), wewnątrzpochodny (pl)
Portuguese: endógeno (pt)
Romanian: endogen (ro)
Russian: эндогенный (ru) (endogennyj)
Spanish: endógeno (es)
Swedish: endogen (sv)

of a natural process: 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)
Dutch: endogeen (nl), lichaamseigen (nl)
Finnish: sisäsyntyinen, endogeeninen (fi)
French: endogène (fr)
Greek: ενδογενής (el) (endogenís)
Italian: endogeno (it)
Polish: endogeniczny, endogenny (pl), wewnątrzpochodny (pl)
Portuguese: endógeno (pt)
Romanian: endogen (ro)
Russian: эндогенный (ru) (endogennyj)

References

^ “endogenous, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.