Endogenous

usgb/enˈdɑːdʒənəs/
adjective

Produced or coming from within a particular system or place.

When the endogenous hormones in her body had balanced themselves, she felt much healthier.
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Often appears as...

  • endogenous growth
  • endogenous variable

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Internal Origins

Understand 'endogenous' as something originating within the system or organism itself, not from external causes.

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The researchers focused on the endogenous mechanisms responsible for the cell's behavior.
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Context Matters

'Endogenous' varies in meaning depending on the subject, such as biology, finance, or sociology.

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He studies how endogenous changes in society affect language evolution.
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