Endoplast
(En"do*plast) n. [Endo- + Gr. to form.] (Biol.) See Nucleus.
Endoplastica
(||En`do*plas"ti*ca) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. within + plastic.] (Zoöl.) A group of Rhizopoda
having a distinct nucleus, as the amœba.
Endoplastule
(En`do*plas"tule) n. [A dim. fr. endo- + Gr. to mold.] (Biol.) See Nucleolus.
Endopleura
(||En`do*pleu"ra), n. [NL., fr. Gr. within + rib, side. See Pleura.] (Bot.) The inner coating
of a seed. See Tegmen.
Endopleurite
(En`do*pleu"rite) n. [Endo- + Gr. a rib.] (Zoöl.) The portion of each apodeme developed
from the interepimeral membrane in certain crustaceans.
Endopodite
(En*dop"o*dite) n. [Endo- + Gr. a foot.] (Zoöl.) The internal or principal branch of the locomotive
appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilliped.
Endorhiza
(||En`do*rhi"za) n.; pl. Endorhizæ [NL., fr. Gr. within + root.] (Bot.) Any monocotyledonous
plant; — so named because many monocotyledons have an endorhizal embryo.
Endorhiza was proposed by Richard as a substitute for the term endogen, and exorhiza as a substitute
for the term exogen; but they have not been generally adopted.
Endorhizal
(En`do*rhi"zal En`do*rhi"zous) a. (Bot.) Having the radicle of the embryo sheathed by the
cotyledon, through which the embryo bursts in germination, as in many monocotyledonous plants.
Endorse
(En*dorse") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endorsed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Endorsing.] [Formerly endosse,
fr. F. endosser to put on the back, to endorse; pref. en- (L. in) + dos back, L. dorsum. See Dorsal,
and cf. Indorse.] Same as Indorse.
Both endorse and indorse are used by good writers; but the tendency is to the more general use of
indorse and its derivatives indorsee, indorser, and indorsement.
Endorse
(En*dorse"), n. (Her.) A subordinary, resembling the pale, but of one fourth its width
Endorsee
(En`dor*see") n. Same as Indorsee.
Endorsement
(En*dorse"ment) n. [Cf. F. endossement.] Same as Indorsement.
Endorser
(En*dors"er) n. Same as Indorser.
Endosarc
(En"do*sarc) n. [Endo- + Gr. flesh.] (Biol.) The semifluid, granular interior of certain unicellular
organisms, as the inner layer of sarcode in the amœba; entoplasm; endoplasta.
Endoscope
(En"do*scope) n. [Endo- + -scope.] (Med.) An instrument for examining the interior of the
rectum, the urethra, and the bladder.
Endoscopy
(En*dos"co*py) n. (Med.) The art or process of examining by means of the endoscope.
Endoskeletal
(En`do*skel"e*tal) a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or connected with, the endoskeleton; as, endoskeletal
muscles.
Endoskeleton
(En`do*skel"e*ton) n. [Endo- + skeleton.] (Anat.) The bony, cartilaginous, or other internal
framework of an animal, as distinguished from the exoskeleton.
Endosmometer
(En`dos*mom"e*ter) n. [Endosmose + -meter.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring
the force or amount of endosmotic action.
