Meaning

2 senses
  1. Originating within the system (as an organism) that it acts upon.

    (not comparable)Originating within the earth; endogenous or endogenetic.

  2. (not comparable)Of a system (“set of alters of a person”), having become multiple for any reason other than psychological trauma.

More definitions
  • of rocks formed or occurring beneath the surface of the earth
  • derived or originating internally

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • of rocks formed or occurring beneath the surface of the earth:endogenetic
  • derived or originating internally:endogenous

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
endogenic — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto