Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
endogenesis . - noun In sporozoans, sporulation taking place while the cyst is within the host. Compare
exogeny . - noun Same as
endogamy .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Biol.) Growth from within; multiplication of cells by endogenous division, as in the development of one or more cells in the interior of a parent cell.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Growth from within.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a geological phenomenon below the surface of the earth
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The possibility of endogenous social norms, and thus endogeny of long-run government policy away from any redistributive or compensatory role, is troubling in the context of Latin America.
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