2. (Biol.)
Defn: 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.
ENDOGENOUSLY
En*dog"e*nous*ly, adv.
Defn: By endogenous growth.
ENDOGENY
En*dog"e*ny, n. Etym: [See Endogenesis.] (Biol.)
Defn: 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.
ENDOGNATH
En"dog*nath, n. Etym: [Endo- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of
Crustacea. See Maxilla.
ENDOGNATHAL
En*dog"na*thal, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Pertaining to the endognath.