n. [ Endo- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, flesh. ] (Biol.) The semifluid, granular interior of certain unicellular organisms, as the inner layer of sarcode in the amœba; entoplasm; endoplasta. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Endo- + -scope. ] (Med.) An instrument for examining the interior of the body, consisting of a flexible tube with lenses and optical fibers permitting illumination of the interior site to be inspected, and visualization of the interior site from outside the body; it often has small surgical instruments attached to the end and manipulable from the outside, permitting biopsy or surgery. It is used as a non-invasive or minimally invasive tool for diagnosis or treatment, especially in organs having an external opening such as the rectum, the urethra, and the bladder. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to endoscopy or an endoscope. [ PJC ]
n. (Med.) The art or process of examination or treatment by means of an endoscope. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or connected with, the endoskeleton;
n. [ Endo- + skeleton. ] (Anat.) The bony, cartilaginous, or other internal framework of an animal, as distinguished from the
n. [ Endosmose + -meter. ] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the force or amount of endosmotic action. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to, or designed for, the measurement of endosmotic action.
a. Endosmotic. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to endosmose; of the nature endosmose; osmotic. Carpenter. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Endo- + Gr. &unr_; seed. ] (Bot.) The albumen of a seed; -- limited by recent writers to that formed within the embryo sac. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Relating to, accompanied by, or containing, endosperm. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Endo- + spore. ] (Bot.) The thin inner coat of certain spores. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Having the spores contained in a case; -- applied to fungi. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ F. endosser. See Endorse. ] To put upon the back or outside of anything; -- the older spelling of endorse. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Physiol.) Relating to endostosis;
n. [ Endo- + sternum. ] (Zoöl.) The part of each apodeme derived from the intersternal membrane in Crustacea and insects. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; a bone. ] (Anat.) The layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary cavities of bone. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_;, the mouth. ] (Zoöl.) A plate which supports the labrum in certain Crustacea. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Endostoma. ]
n. [ NL. See Endo-, and Ostosis. ] (Physiol.) A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Endo- + Gr. &unr_; a pillar. ] (Zoöl.) A fold of the endoderm, which projects into the blood cavity of ascidians. See Tunicata. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL. See Tendon, and Synovitis. ] See Tenosynovitis. [ 1913 Webster ]