endo- combining form. ['ɛndǝʊ] Before a vowel also end-.
[Repr. Greek endon within: see -O-.]
Internal, inner; inside.

■ endoatmos'pheric adjective occurring or operating within the atmosphere L20.

■ endo'cardial adjective (a) situated within the heart; (b) of or pertaining to the endocardium: M19.

■ endocar'ditic adjective affected with or suffering from endocarditis M19.

■ endocar'ditis noun inflammation of the lining membrane of the heart, esp. that of the valves M19.

■ endo'cardium noun, pl.-dia, the smooth membrane lining the cavities and valves of the heart L19.

■ endocarp noun (Botany) the inner layer of the pericarp of a fruit, which lines the seed chamber E19.

■ endo'centric adjective (Linguistics) designating a compound or construction whose distribution is the same as that of one of its constituents M20.

■ endocervical [-'sǝ:vɪk(ǝ)l, -sǝ'vʌɪk(ǝ)l]endophytic [-'fɪtɪk] adjective of, pertaining to, or being an endophyte L19.

■ endopod,

■ en'dopodite nouns (Zoology) the inner branch of a biramous limb or appendage in some crustaceans L19.

■ endo'polyploid adjective (Genetics) exhibiting endopolyploidy M20.

■ endo'polyploidy noun (Genetics) polyploidy that is due to endomitosis M20.

■ endo'psychic adjective contained or occurring in the mind E20.

■ endopterygote [ɛndɒp'tɛrɪgǝʊt] adjective & noun (Zoology) (designating) an insect whose wings develop internally at first and which passes through a pupal stage E20.

■ endo'skeletal adjective of or pertaining to an endoskeleton; of the nature of or having an endoskeleton: L19.

■ endoskeleton noun a skeleton inside the body, as in vertebrates M19.

■ endosome noun (a) rare the central part of some sponges; (b) a body of chromatin in the nucleus of some cells; a nucleolus: L19.

■ endosperm noun nutritive material surrounding the embryo in some plant seeds M19.

■ endo'spermic adjective of or pertaining to endosperm L19.

■ endospore noun (a) the inner layer of the membrane or wall of some spores; (b) a spore formed in a case or theca; a naked spore before it develops a cell wall; (c) a resistant asexual spore that develops inside a vegetative bacterial cell: L19.

■ [-'treɪkɪǝl, -trǝ'ki:ǝl] adjective situated or occurring within the trachea; performed by way of the trachea: L19.

■ endotracheally [-'treɪkɪǝli, -trǝ'ki:ǝli] adverb by way of the trachea M20.

■ endotrophic [-'trǝʊfɪ&smR;, -'trɒfɪk] adjective Botany (of a mycorrhiza) penetrating into a root L19.

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