🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

endógeno

Pronunciation / Transliteration: endógeno

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
endogenous/ɛnˈdɒdʒənəs/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #15420 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El cuerpo produce sustancias endógenas para regular el sueño."

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1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Growing or originating from within an organism, system, or cell.

    "Endogenous opioids are naturally produced by the body to relieve pain."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the 19th century from Greek endon meaning 'within' and -genes meaning 'born' or 'produced'.

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