Meanings
adjectiveendogenous (comparative more endogenous, superlative most endogenous)
comparative more endogenous · superlative most endogenous
- Produced, originating or growing from within.
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Origin
From endogen + -ous or endo- + -genous. Piecewise doublet of indigenous.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan endogen
- endogenproduced, originating or growing from within
Chinese Mandarin 內源性的 /内源性的, 內生的 /内生的
- 內源性的 /内源性的 (nèiyuánxìng de)produced, originating or growing from within
- 內生的 /内生的 (nèishēng de)produced, originating or growing from within
- 內源性的 /内源性的 (nèiyuánxìng de)of a natural process: caused by factors within the body
Dutch endogeen, lichaamseigen
- endogeenproduced, originating or growing from within
- lichaamseigenproduced, originating or growing from within
- endogeenof a natural process: caused by factors within the body
- lichaamseigenof a natural process: caused by factors within the body
Finnish endogeeninen, sisäsyntyinen
- endogeeninenproduced, originating or growing from within
- sisäsyntyinenproduced, originating or growing from within
- sisäsyntyinenof a natural process: caused by factors within the body
- endogeeninenof a natural process: caused by factors within the body
French endogène, endogène
- endogèneproduced, originating or growing from within
- endogèneof a natural process: caused by factors within the body
German endogen
- endogenproduced, originating or growing from within
Greek ενδογενής, ενδογενής
- ενδογενής (endogenís)produced, originating or growing from within
- ενδογενής (endogenís)of a natural process: caused by factors within the body
Hungarian endogén
- endogénproduced, originating or growing from within
Indonesian endogen
- endogenproduced, originating or growing from within
Irish inginiúil
- inginiúilproduced, originating or growing from within
Italian endogeno, endogeno
- endogenoproduced, originating or growing from within
- endogenoof a natural process: caused by factors within the body
Polish endogeniczny, endogenny
- endogenicznyproduced, originating or growing from within
- endogennyproduced, originating or growing from within
- wewnątrzpochodnyproduced, originating or growing from within
- endogenicznyof a natural process: caused by factors within the body
- endogennyof a natural process: caused by factors within the body
- wewnątrzpochodnyof a natural process: caused by factors within the body
Portuguese endógeno, endógeno
- endógenoproduced, originating or growing from within
- endógenoof a natural process: caused by factors within the body
Romanian endogen, endogen
- endogenproduced, originating or growing from within
- endogenof a natural process: caused by factors within the body
Russian эндогенный, эндогенный
- эндогенный (endogennyj)produced, originating or growing from within
- эндогенный (endogennyj)of a natural process: caused by factors within the body
Spanish endógeno
- endógenoproduced, originating or growing from within
Swedish endogen
- endogenproduced, originating or growing from within
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APA
endogenous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endogenous
MLA
“endogenous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endogenous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endogenous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endogenous.
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