How does the word sound?
History of this Word
"endo" is from "endon" ("within") spoken by people of Greece starting about 1000 B.C.
Notes
In this sense, it is a word added to another word to form a new word.
Definition
A prefix added to the start of a word. Indicates that "inside" modifies the word. Created to expand meanings. Can be used with many words to form new words.
Examples of how the word is used
| These bacteria probably release minute amounts of endotoxin while growing. |
| Endoscopy allows physicians to peer through the body's passageways. |