end-
pref.（前缀）
pref.（前缀）
- Variant of endo-
endo-的变体
end-
combining form
a variant of endo-
endo- or (before a vowel) end-
combining form
inside; within
⇒
endocrine
Origin
from Greek, from endon withinend-
1
variant of endo- before a vowel:
endameba.
Related Words
- osmosis
- endameba
- endangeitis
- endaortitis
- endarch
- endarterium
end-variant of endo-, before vowels, as in endamoeba.
end-
combining form
or endo-
endoskeleton
— compare ect-, exo-
2. taking in
endothermic
combining form
or endo-
ETYMOLOGY French, from Greek, from endon within; akin to Greek en in, Old Latin indu, Hittite andan within — more at in
1. within : insideendoskeleton
— compare ect-, exo-
2. taking in
endothermic
end-
inside, within:
inside, within:
endorse, endocardial, endergonic, endoskeleton, endoscope, endogenous
end-
combining form
or endo-
Etymology: French, from Greek, from endon within, at home, from en in + -don (perhaps akin to Latin domus house) — more at in, timber
1.
a. : within : inside
< Endamoeba >
< endoscope >
b. : taking in : requiring
< endergonic >
— opposed to exo-
2. endo-
a. : forming a bridge between two atoms in a cyclic system or having a bond or bivalent radical regarded as a bridge
< endoethylenic bridge >
< 1,4-endomethylene-cyclohexane >
b. sometimes italic : having one or more substituents directed inward — in names of stereoisomeric compounds containing a 6-membered ring in its boat form
< 2,5-methylene-endo-cyclohexyl-amine >
— compare exo- b
3. : endocardium and
< endopericarditis >
or endo-
1.
a.
< Endamoeba >
< endoscope >
b.
< endergonic >
— opposed to exo-
2. endo-
a.
< endoethylenic bridge >
< 1,4-endomethylene-cyclohexane >
b. sometimes italic
< 2,5-methylene-endo-cyclohexyl-amine >
— compare exo- b
3.
< endopericarditis >
end-
Prefix
- internal, within, inside, into
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “within”).