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endogeny

[ en-doj-uh-nee ]
/ ɛnˈdɒdʒ ə ni /
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noun Biology.
development or growth from within.
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Also en·do·gen·e·sis [en-doh-jen-uh-sis]. /ˌɛn doʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs/.

Origin of endogeny

First recorded in 1880–85; endo- + -geny

Words nearby endogeny

endogenic toxicosis, endogenous, endogenous depression, endogenous hyperglyceridemia, endogenous infection, endogeny, endointoxication, endolithic, endolymph, endolymphatic duct, endolymphatic hydrops
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