endogenous
adjective/ɛnˈdɑdʒənəs/
Frequency rank: #13,159 most common English word
Meaning
originating or produced from within an organism or system.
Example sentence
The researchers discovered that the chemical was endogenous rather than introduced from outside the body.
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