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endo-

endo-

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A prefix at the start of scientific and medical words that means inside or within
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  • Specialized
: endo-
  • The doctor explained that 'endo-' comes from Greek, meaning 'inside,' and is used in terms like 'endoscopy.'

And on the inside there's a lining of cells, very special cells called endothelial cells, endo, because they're on the inside.

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Examples

  • And on the inside there's a lining of cells, very special cells called endothelial cells, endo, because they're on the inside.

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  • Endoplasmic reticulum is a cellular structure with 'endo-' indicating its position within the cell.

  • So so the goal is to to create endo bodies naturally that go in that that cross the blood brain barrier and engage the toxic forms of a beta plaque.

  • In the room, let's have a Maryland ligature and the endo stitch with a bunch of surgidex.

  • Researchers are studying 'endo-'genous compounds that are produced within the organism.

Synonyms

intra-
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A word part meaning inside something, used to make other words

is used mainly in scientific and medical terms to mean inside

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The prefix endo- comes from an old Greek word endon meaning 'inside'. So endo- marks something that is 'within' another thing; for example, an endoscope looks inside the body and endocrine glands work from within the body.