Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z endoscope An instrument used to examine a bodily orifice or canal, or a hollow organ. endoscopic Of, or relating to endoscopy or an endoscope. endoscopically By means of an endoscope. endoscopist A person who performs endoscopies. endoscopy The examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope. endosecretome The secretome of the endomembrane and endoderm endosecretory That secretes internally; but especially, relating to endocrine secretion endosedentary That settles down within a host endosemiosis semiosis within individual organisms endosemiotic Relating to endosemiosis. endosemiotics endosemiosis endosex Not intersex; born with sex characteristics that are considered typically male or female. endosexism A system, practice, or bias privileging endosex people over intersex people. endosexist Characterized by or characteristic of endosexism. endosialidase Any endocellular sialidase endosialin A protein of uncertain function, encoded in humans by the CD248 gene. endosidin Any of a group of compounds that inhibits exocytosis endosiphuncle An inner tube in a siphuncle. endosiphuncular Within the siphuncle. endoskarn A skarn of igneous origin that forms within the granite mass itself. endoskeletal Of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton). endoskeletally In terms of the endoskeleton. endoskeleton The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage. endosmic Synonym of endosmotic. endosmometer osmometer endosmometric osmometric endosmosic endosmotic endosmosis osmosis in which fluid flows through a membrane towards a region of higher concentration endosmotic Relating to endosmosis. endosmotically By endosmosis. endosomal Of or pertaining to an endosome. endosomally With regard to an endosome. endosomatic Within the body of an organism endosomatophilia A subgenre of vorarephilia in which a character is swallowed alive and whole, being safely held inside a different character for a certain period of time, generally overlapping with fetishism of internal anatomy. endosome An endocytic vacuole through which molecules internalized during endocytosis pass en route to lysosomes endosomic Relating to an endosome endosomolysis The lysis of endosomes endosomolytic Relating to, or causing endosomolysis endosomotropic That move towards the endosomal compartment of a cell and accumulate there endosonographer endoscopic ultrasonographer endosonographic Relating to endosonography. endosonographically By means of endosonography. endosonographist A sonographist whose speciality is endosonography endosonography endoscopic ultrasonography endosperm The tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid. endospermal Relating to the endosperm. endospermic of, or relating to, or containing an endosperm endospermous Relating to the endosperm. endosphere All the endophytes of a plant endospheric Relating to an endosphere endosplenic Synonym of intrasplenic. endospore The inner layer of a spore. endosporic Related to, or characterized by, endospory endosporium An endospore. endosporous Bearing spores contained in a case (a sporophore); applied to fungi or eukaryotes. endosporulate (of a bacterium) To produce endospores. endosporulation The process of a bacterium becoming an endospore. endosporulator An organism that produces endospores endospory The production of gametophytes within a spore. endoss To write on the back of (a document); to endorse. endosseous Contained within a bone. endostapler An endomechanical stapler endostar A particular recombinant human endostatin endostatin A protein which inhibits the formation of the blood vessels that supply tumours. endosteal Of or pertaining to the endosteum. endosteally In the endosteum. endosteric That binds a compound on an inside position or active site endosterically In an endosteric manner. endosternal Relating to an endosternum endosternite The part of each apodeme derived from the intersternal membrane in crustaceans and insects. endosternum Synonym of entoplastron. endosteum A membranous vascular layer of cells which line the medullary cavity of a bone; an internal periosteum. endostitis inflammation of the endosteum endostoma A plate that supports the labrum in certain crustacea. endostome The foramen or passage through the inner integument of an ovule. endostosis A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage. endostructural Relating to endostructure. endostructure internal structure endostylar Of or relating to the endostyle endostyle A longitudinal ciliated groove on the ventral wall of the pharynx which produces mucus to gather food particles, found in urochordates and cephalochordates and in the larvae of lampreys. endostylic Of or relating to the endostyle. endosulfan A toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites. endosulfatase Any sulfatase that acts as an endoenzyme endosulfine A protein that mimics the action of sulfonylurea in the biosynthesis of insulin endosurgery The field of minimally invasive internal surgery, such as endoscopies endosurgical Relating to endosurgery. endosymbiogenesis The origin of an endosymbiosis. endosymbiogenetic Relating to endosymbiogenesis. endosymbiont An organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism. endosymbiontic Relating to an endosymbiont. endosymbiosis The condition of living within the body or cells of another organism; an instance of an organism so living. endosymbiotic Of or pertaining to endosymbiosis. endosymbiotically By endosymbiosis. endosystolic Within, or at the end of systole endotactic That is in contact with an internal network endotacticity The condition of being endotactic endotamponade internal tamponade (stoppage of blood flow) endotegmen The part of the seed coat that develops from the inner epidermis of the inner integument. endotegmic Pertaining to the inner epidermis of the integument. endotendineum A delicate loose connective tissue, containing thin collagen fibrils, that binds fascicles. endotendon The connective tissue between the strands of a tendon endotenon The fine connective tissue between the strands of a tendon. endotesta The inner layer of the testa of various seeds. endotestal Pertaining to the endotesta. endothall A herbicide with chemical formula C₈H₁₀O₅. endotheca The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It usually consists of a series of oblique transverse septa, one above another. endothecal Relating to the endotheca. endothecial Of or pertaining to endothecium. endothecium The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules endothelial Of or pertaining to the endothelium. endothelialitis inflammation of the endothelium endothelialization The formation of endothelial tissue endothelialize To cause or to undergo endothelialization. endothelially By, from, or in relation to the endothelium endotheliitis inflammation of an endothelium endothelin Any of several polypeptides consisting of 21 amino acid residues that are produced in various cells and tissues, that play a role in regulating vasomotor activity, cell proliferation, and the production of hormones, and that have been implicated in the development of vascular disease. endothelinergic Produced (or activated) by endothelin endotheliochorial Of or relating to a kind of placentation where the chorionic villi are in contact with the endothelium of maternal blood vessels. endotheliocyte An endothelial leukocyte. endotheliogenesis The generation and development of endothelial tissue endothelioid Resembling endothelium. endothelioma Any of various mostly benign neoplasms derived from the endothelium of blood vessels or lymph channels. endotheliopathy Any disease of the endothelium. endothelioprotective That protects the endothelium. endotheliosis Any disease associated with the endothelium endotheliotoxic toxic to endothelial tissue endotheliotoxin A toxin that acts on endothelial cells. endotheliotropic Having an affinity for endothelial cells. endotheliotropism The condition of being endotheliotropic endothelium A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels. endotheloid Like, or related to, endothelium. endotherapy Any therapeutic procedure that involves the use of an endoscope to localize the intervention to a location inside the body. endotherm An animal that maintains a constant body temperature. endothermal endothermic endothermic Of a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings. endothermically In an endothermic manner endothermicity The condition of being endothermic endothermous endothermic endothermy A form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism's metabolism. endothiodontid Any therapsid in the family Endothiodontidae. endothoracic Within the thorax. endothorax An internal processes of the thorax. endothrix A dermatophyte infection of the hair that invades the hairshaft and internalizes into the hair cell. endotic Not exotic; familiar, ordinary. endotome The somite cells that eventually give rise to the endothelium. endotoxemia The presence of endotoxins in the bloodstream endotoxemic Of, pertaining to or causing endotoxemia endotoxic Of, related to, or caused by an endotoxin. endotoxicity The quality or degree of being endotoxic. endotoxicology The toxicology of endotoxins