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. By endogenous growth.

Endogeny
(En*dog"e*ny) n. [See Endogenesis.] (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.

Endognath
(En"dog*nath) n. [Endo- + Gr. gna`qos the jaw.] (Zoöl.) The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilla.

Endognathal
(En*dog"na*thal) a. (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the endognath.

Endolymph
(En"do*lymph) n. [Endo- + lymph: cf. F. endolymphe.] (Anat.) The watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.

Endolymphangial
(En"do*lym*phan"gi*al) a. [Endo- + lymphangial.] (Anat.) Within a lymphatic vessel.

Endolymphatic
(En"do*lym*phat"ic) a. [Endo- + lymphatic.] (Anat.) (a) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph; as, the endolymphatic duct. (b) Within a lymphatic vessel; endolymphangial.

Endome
(En*dome") v. t. To cover as with a dome.

Endometritis
(||En`do*me*tri"tis) n. [NL. See Endometrium, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the endometrium.

Endometrium
(||En`do*me"tri*um) n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within + mh`tra the womb.] (Anat.) The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb.

Endomorph
(En"do*morph) n. [Endo- + Gr. form.] (Min.) A crystal of one species inclosed within one of another, as one of rutile inclosed in quartz.

Endomysium
(||En`do*my"si*um) n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within + my^s a muscle.] (Anat.) The delicate bands of connective tissue interspersed among muscular fibers.

Endoneurium
(||En`do*neu"ri*um) n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within + a sinew, nerve.] (Anat.) The delicate bands of connective tissue among nerve fibers.

Endoparasite
(En`do*par"a*site) n. [Endo- + parasite.] (Zoöl.) Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; — opposed to ectoparasite. See Entozoön. En`do*par`a*sit"ic a.

Endophlœum
(||En`do*phlœ"um) n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within + floio`s bark.] (Bot.) The inner layer of the bark of trees.

Endophragma
(||En`do*phrag"ma) n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon + fra`gma a fence.] (Zoöl.) A chitinous structure above the nervous cord in the thorax of certain Crustacea.

Endophragmal
(En`do*phrag"mal) a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the endophragma.

Endophyllous
(En*doph"yl*lous) a. [Endo- + Gr. fy`llon leaf.] (Bot.) Wrapped up within a leaf or sheath.

Endoplasm
(En"do*plasm) n. [Endo- + Gr. anything formed or molded.] (Biol.) The protoplasm in the interior of a cell.

Endoplasma
(||En`do*plas"ma) n. [NL. See Endoplasm.] (Biol.) Same as Entoplasm and Endosarc.


  By PanEris using Melati.

Previous chapter/page Back Home Email this Search Discuss Bookmark Next chapter/page
Copyright: All texts on Bibliomania are © Bibliomania.com Ltd, and may not be reproduced in any form without our written permission. See our FAQ for more details.