Definition of Endogenous. Meaning of Endogenous. Synonyms of Endogenous
Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Endogenous.
Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Endogenous and, of course, Endogenous synonyms and on the right images related to the word Endogenous.
Definition of Endogenous
Endogenous Endogenous En*dog"e*nous, a.
1. (Bot.) 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.) 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.