n. [ L. Achillis tendo. ] (Anat.) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel; -- so called from the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, blende. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Calendar + -graph + er. ] One who makes calendars. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. cristendōm; cristen a Christian + -dom. ] 1. The profession of faith in Christ by baptism; hence, the Christian religion, or the adoption of it. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The name received at baptism; or, more generally, any name or appelation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Pretty, fond, adoptious christendoms. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That portion of the world in which Christianity prevails, or which is governed under Christian institutions, in distinction from heathen or Muslim lands. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Arian doctrine which then divided Christendom. Milton [ 1913 Webster ]

A wide and still widening Christendom. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The whole body of Christians. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A style of type having a narrow and heave face. It is made in all sizes. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This line is in nonpareil Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) The Brazilian porcupine (Cercolades prehensiles syn. Sphingurus prehensiles), remarkable for its prehensile tail. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & adv. [ It., from crescere to increase. See Crescent. ] (Mus.) With a constantly increasing volume of voice; with gradually increasing strength and fullness of tone; -- a direction for the performance of music, indicated by the mark, or by writing the word on the score. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mus.) (a) A gradual increase in the strength and fullness of tone with which a passage is performed. (b) A passage to be performed with constantly increasing volume of tone. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. & adv. [ It. ] (Mus.) With decreasing volume of sound; -- a direction to performers, either written upon the staff (abbreviated Dec., or Decresc.), or indicated by the sign. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ It., p. pr. of diminuere to diminish. ] (Mus.) In a gradually diminishing manner; with abatement of tone; decrescendo; -- expressed on the staff by Dim., or Dimin., or the sign. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To deprive of an endowment, as a church. Gladstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of depriving of an endowment or endowments. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ The ] disendowment of the Irish Church. G. B. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ . [ Gr. 'e`ndon within, fr. &unr_; in. See In. ] A combining form signifying within; as, endocarp, endogen, endocuneiform, endaspidean. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Endo- + -blast. ] (Biol.) Entoblast; endoplast. See Nucleus, [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Relating to the endoblast; as, the endoblastic layer.

{ } a. 1. Pertaining to the endocardium. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Seated or generated within the heart; as, endocardial murmurs. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the endocardium. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within + kardi`a heart. ] (Anat.) The membrane lining the cavities of the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Endo- + Gr. &unr_; fruit: cf. F. endocarpe. ] (Bot.) The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Endo- + Gr. &unr_; cartilage. ] (Physiol.) Growing or developing within cartilage; -- applied esp. to developing bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Endo- + Gr. &unr_; color. ] (Bot.) The coloring matter within the cells of plants, whether green, red, yellow, or any other color. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. en- + doctrine. ] To teach; to indoctrinate. [ Obs. ] Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Endo- + Gr. &unr_; bladder, a bag. ] (Zoöl.) The inner layer of the cells of Bryozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Endo- + Gr. &unr_; skin. ] (Biol.) (a) The inner layer of the skin or integument of an animal. (b) The innermost layer of the blastoderm and the structures derived from it; the hypoblast; the entoblast. See Illust. of Ectoderm.

{ } a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the endoderm. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Endoderm. ] (Bot.) A layer of cells forming a kind of cuticle inside of the proper cortical layer, or surrounding an individual fibrovascular bundle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp.
Syn. -- endodontia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the treatment of diseases of the dental pulp, especially by completely removing the pulp and nerve inside a tooth and its root, and replacing it with a filling material; root canal therapy; pulp canal therapy. [ PJC ]

n. a dentist specializing in endodontics. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. occurring with absorption of energy. [ Narrower terms: endothermic ] exoergic
Syn. -- energy-absorbing. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. fertilized by pollen from another flower of the same plant. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of marriage within a class or tribe as required by custom or law; same as endogamous.
Syn. -- endogamous, within-group. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Endo- + Gr. &unr_; marriage. ] Marrying within the same tribe; -- opposed to exogamous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Marriage only within the tribe; a custom restricting a man in his choice of a wife to the tribe to which he belongs; -- opposed to exogamy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Endo- + -gen: cf. F. endogène. ] (Bot.) A plant which increases in size by internal growth and elongation at the summit, having the wood in the form of bundles or threads, irregularly distributed throughout the whole diameter, not forming annual layers, and with no distinct pith. The leaves of the endogens have, usually, parallel veins, their flowers are mostly in three, or some multiple of three, parts, and their embryos have but a single cotyledon, with the first leaves alternate. The endogens constitute one of the great primary classes of plants, and included all palms, true lilies, grasses, rushes, orchids, the banana, pineapple, etc. See Exogen. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Endo- + genesis. ] (Biol.) Endogeny. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. (Biol.) Relating to or arising from an internal process; same as endogenous.
Syn. --. [ WordNet 1.5

2. (Geol.) Relating to the interior of the earth; of or pertaining to a metamorphic process occurring within a planet. Opposed to exogenetic.
Syn. -- endogenic. [ PJC ]

a. 1. (Bot.) Increasing by internal growth and elongation at the summit, instead of externally, and having no distinction of pith, wood, and bark, as the rattan, the palm, the cornstalk. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) Originating from within; increasing by internal growth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Endogenous multiplication (Biol.), a method of cell formation, seen in cells having a cell wall. The nucleus and protoplasm divide into two distinct masses; these in turn become divided and subdivided, each division becoming a new cell, until finally the original cell wall is ruptured and the new cells are liberated (see Segmentation, and Illust. of Cell Division, under Division). This mode of growth is characteristic of many forms of cells, both animal and vegetable. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By endogenous growth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Endogenesis. ] (Biol.) Growth from within; multiplication of cells by endogenous division, as in the development of one or more cells in the interior of a parent cell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Endo- + Gr. gna`qos the jaw. ] (Zoöl.) The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilla. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the endognath. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Endo- + lymph: cf. F. endolymphe. ] (Anat.) The watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Endo- + lymphangial. ] (Anat.) Within a lymphatic vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Endo- + lymphatic. ] (Anat.) (a) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph; as, the endolymphatic duct. (b) Within a lymphatic vessel; endolymphangial. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To cover as with a dome. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Endometrium, and -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the endometrium. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within + mh`tra the womb. ] (Anat.) The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Endo- + Gr. morfh` form. ] (Min.) A crystal of one species inclosed within one of another, as one of rutile inclosed in quartz. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within + my^s a muscle. ] (Anat.) The delicate bands of connective tissue interspersed among muscular fibers. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within + &unr_; a sinew, nerve. ] (Anat.) The delicate bands of connective tissue among nerve fibers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Endo- + parasite. ] (Zoöl.) Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; -- opposed to ectoparasite. See Entozoön. -- En`do*par`a*sit"ic a. [1913 Webster]