endocardīˈtis noun

Inflammation of the endocardium, esp over the valves

endocarˈdium noun

The lining membrane of the heart

enˈdocarp noun (Gr karpos fruit; botany)

A differentiated innermost layer of the pericarp, usu hard, such as a plum stone

endocarˈpic adjective

endochylous /en-dokˈi-ləs/ adjective (Gr chȳlos juice; botany)

Having internal water-storing cells

endocrīˈnal adjective

enˈdocrine (or /-krin/) adjective (Gr krīnein to separate; physiology)

1. Secreting internally
2. Applied esp to certain glands that pour secretions into the blood (also noun)

endocrinic /-krinˈik/ adjective

endocrinologˈical adjective

endocrinolˈogist noun

endocrinolˈogy noun

The science of the internal secretory glands

endocritic /-kritˈik/ adjective

Endocrine

endocytōˈsis noun (biology)

The absorption into a cell of particles too large to diffuse through the cell wall

endocytotˈic adjective

enˈdoderm noun

1. (Gr derma skin) the inner layer of cells in a gastrula
2. The tissues derived from that layer

endodermˈal or endodermˈic adjective

endodermˈis noun

A close-set sheath, one cell thick, enclosing the central cylinder in plants

endodontˈics singular noun

(Gr odous, odontos tooth) the branch of dentistry concerned with disorders of the tooth pulp

enˈdodyne adjective same as autodyne

endogamic /-gamˈik/ or endogamous /-dogˈə-məs/ adjective

endogamy /en-dogˈəm-i/ noun

1. (Gr gamos marriage) the custom forbidding marriage outside one's own group
2. Inbreeding
3. Pollination between two flowers on the same plant
4. The union of female gametes

enˈdogen /-jen/ noun (Gr genēs born; obsolete)

Any plant, including the monocotyledons, regarded as growing from within

endogenˈic adjective

Relating to the processes of change within the earth

endogenous /en-dojˈi-nəs/ adjective

1. Increasing by internal growth
2. Formed within
3. (of depression) with no external cause

endogˈenously adverb

endogˈeny noun

enˈdolymph noun

The fluid within the membranous labyrinth of the ear

endomētˈrial adjective

endomētriōˈsis noun

(a condition caused by) the presence of active endometrial tissue where it should not be, esp when affecting other organs of the pelvic cavity

endometrīˈtis noun

(Gr mētra womb) inflammation of the endometrium

endomētˈrium noun

The mucous membrane lining the cavity of the uterus

endomitosˈis noun (botany)

The process in which the chromosomes divide without cell division, giving double the original number of chromosomes in the cell

endomixˈis noun

(Gr mixis mingling) in Protozoa, a nuclear reorganization without conjugation

enˈdomorph noun

1. (Gr morphē form) a mineral enclosed within another mineral, the latter being termed a perimorph
2. A person of generally heavy or rounded body build, thought to accompany a type of personality characterized by placidity, lack of anxiety or tension, and the pursuit of pleasure (cf ectomorph and mesomorph)

endomorphˈic adjective

endomorphˈy noun

endonucˈlease noun

An enzyme that cuts a polynucleotide chain internally

endoparˈasite noun

A parasite living inside the body of its host

endoparasitic /-sitˈik/ adjective

endophagous /en-dofˈə-gəs/ adjective

endophˈagy /-ə-ji/ noun

1. (Gr phagein to eat) cannibalism within the family or tribe
2. Eating away from within

endophyllous /-filˈəs/ adjective (Gr phyllon a leaf; botany)

1. Being or formed within a sheathing leaf
2. Living inside a leaf

endophyte /enˈdō-fīt/ noun (Gr phyton a plant; botany)

A plant living within another, whether parasitically or not

endophytic /-fitˈik/ adjective

enˈdoplasm noun (biology)

The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell

endoplasˈmic or endoplasˈtic adjective

(endoplasmic reticulum a series of flattened membranous tubules and cisternae in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, either with decorating ribosomes (rough endoplasmic reticulum) or without them (smooth endoplasmic reticulum), the site of synthesis of lipids and some proteins)

endopleura /-plooˈrə/ noun (Gr pleurā a side; botany)

The inner seed coat

endopodite /en-dopˈə-dīt/ noun

(Gr pous, podos a foot) the inner branch of a crustacean's leg

endoraˈdiosonde noun (medicine)

A miniature battery-powered transmitter designed to be swallowed by the patient to send out information about a bodily function such as digestion

endorhizal /-rīˈzl/ adjective (Gr rhiza root; botany)

1. Having the radicle of the embryo enclosed within a sheath, as in monocotyledons
2. Monocotyledonous

enˈdosarc noun

(Gr sarx, sarkos flesh) endoplasm

enˈdoscope noun

(Gr skopeein to look) an instrument for viewing the cavities of internal organs

endoscopic /-skopˈik/ adjective

endoscopˈically adverb

endosˈcopist noun

endoscopy /en-dosˈkə-pi/ noun

Any technique for viewing internal organs, such as by fibre-optic apparatus

endoskelˈetal adjective

endoskelˈeton noun

The internal skeleton or framework of the body

endosmomˈeter noun

An instrument for measuring endosmotic action

endosmometˈric adjective

endosmōˈsis noun

Osmosis inwards, ie towards the solution (also enˈdosmose /-mōs/)

endosmotˈic adjective

Relating to or of the nature of endosmosis

endosmotˈically adverb

enˈdosperm noun

(Gr sperma seed) (in a seed) nutritive tissue formed from the embryo-sac

endosperˈmic adjective

enˈdospore noun (Gr sporos seed; botany)

1. The innermost layer of a spore-wall
2. A spore formed within a mother cell
3. A very resistant thick-walled spore formed within a bacterial cell

Endostatˈin® noun

An angiogenesis-inhibiting drug, used in experimental treatments to inhibit the growth of cancerous tumours

endosˈteal adjective

(Gr osteon bone) within a bone

endosˈteum noun (anatomy)

The internal periosteum

endosymˈbiont noun

An organism living within the body of its symbiotic host

endosymbiōˈsis noun

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives inside the body of another

endosymbiotˈic adjective

endothēˈlial adjective

endothēˈlium noun (pl endothēˈlia) (biology)

The layer of cell tissue on the internal surfaces of blood vessels, lymphatics, etc

enˈdotherm noun

An animal that is able to generate heat internally

endothermˈic adjective

1. (Gr thermē heat) accompanied by, characterized by, or formed with absorption of heat
2. Warm-blooded (zoology)

endothermˈy noun

en'dotoxin noun (biology)

A toxin which forms part of the cell wall of a micro-organism and which is released when the cell breaks down

endotrophˈic adjective

(Gr trophē food) of a mycorrhiza, occurring mainly within the root of the plant it feeds

endozōˈic adjective (botany)

Entozoic, having seeds dispersed by animals that swallow them

endozōˈon noun (pl endozōˈa)

(Gr zōion animal) an entozoon