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endogenous

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for endogenous.

Editorial note

They showed that toxins that are injected into the brain clear faster during sleep, but not that the brain is actually clearing anything endogenous.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Produced, originating or growing from within.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of endogenous gathered in one view.

adjective

Produced, originating or growing from within.

adjective

Of a natural process: caused by factors within the body.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for endogenous.

adjective

Of a natural process: caused by factors within the body.

Example sentences

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They showed that toxins that are injected into the brain clear faster during sleep, but not that the brain is actually clearing anything endogenous.

2

It sounds like you're explaining an endogenous money theory; do you have any suggested references for further reading?

3

For example, sports practice directly releases endorphins, which as the name says, is an endogenous morphin.

4

Have you actually taken (non-endogenous) DMT and witnessed said alien intelligences with your own eyes?

5

The scissors have changed but the glue is still endogenous to the organisms that we are engineering.

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The research I saw is missing the fact that time is endogenous and simple scheduling won't work.

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Not sure how external supplementation affects endogenous neurotransmitter production, but with hormone precursors the biofeedback loop tells your endocrine system to stop its own production.

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These include our endogenous opioid system (which releases dopamine, etc).

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I think it is modeled in terms of endogenous vs exogenous entry.

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I don't know what effect neurotransmitter precursors have on endogenous production, which is why that information would be useful so we can better judge their safety.

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Or, now that we know MS, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder arise from an activated endogenous retrovirus [1], what say we nip that in the bud.

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Neither North nor South Korea had endogenous political development, and indeed North Korea is the last holdout of Soviet-style centralised power while South Korea has been heavily influenced by the US in is development.

Quote examples

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Paul Romer is a quite influential and famous economist who is one of the creators of modern "endogenous growth theory".

2

Central banks' reserved ("high power money") is only a tiny proportion of monetary supply (endogenous money).

3

Psychiatrists and psychologists who speak of manic depression as something more than a persistent "hope-despair dysregulation" are usually, in my experience, blowing smoke, and owe a duty to assess whether the hope-despair complex is the result of illogic, illmotion, or both, and whether that illogic, illmotion, or both is exogenous or endogenous.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use endogenous in a sentence?

They showed that toxins that are injected into the brain clear faster during sleep, but not that the brain is actually clearing anything endogenous.

What does endogenous mean?

Produced, originating or growing from within.

What part of speech is endogenous?

endogenous is commonly used as adjective.