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a district or to a certain class of 

 persons; applied to a prevalent 

 disease arising from local causes, 

 as bad air or water : n., a disease 

 prevailing in a particular locality, 

 or among a particular class of 

 persons : epidemic is an infectious 

 or contagious disease attacking 

 many persons at the same time, 

 but of a temporary character ; 

 while an endemic is due to local 

 conditions, and is always more or 

 less permanent in a district. 



endermic, a., tin-dermf'tit (Gr. en, 

 in ; derma, skin), applied to the 

 method of using certain medicines 

 by injecting them under the skin. 



enderon, n., en'der-dn (Gr. en, in; 

 deros, skin), in zool., the inner 

 of the two layers of that part of 

 the skin called * ectoderm' or 

 * epidermis-' ; see 'ecderon.' 



endocardium, n., en'do-kdrdfytim 

 (Gr. endon, within ; kardia, the 

 heart), the membrane lining the 

 interior of the heart : endocard- 

 itis, n., en'-do-kdrd-U'is (L. itis, 

 inflammation), the inflammation 

 of the membrane lining the in- 

 terior of the heart. 



endocarp, n., Vn'-do-Tcarp (Gr. 

 endon, within ; karpos, fruit), 

 in bet., the membrane which 

 lines the cavity containing the 

 seeds, as in the apple ; the stone 

 or shell which encloses the seed 

 or embryo, as in the plum. 



endochrome, n., en'-do-krom (Gr. 

 endon, within ; chroma, colour), 

 the colouring matter of cellular 

 plants, exclusive of the green ; 

 the cell contents of Algae. 



endocyst,n., Zn'-do-sist (Gr. endon, 

 within ; kustis, a bag or cyst), in 

 zool., the inner membrane or 

 integumentary layer of a poly- 

 zoon. 



endoderm, n., %n' do-derm (Gr. 

 endon, within ; derma, skin), in 

 zool., the inner or lower of the 

 two layers of cells into which the 

 blastoderm is divided after the 

 completion of the segmenting 



process : endodermic, a., %n'-do* 

 derm'ik, of or belonging to the 

 endoderm. 



endogenas, n. plu., Zn-dodf-$n-e, 

 also endogens, n. plu., Zn'-do-jens 

 (Gr. endon, within ; gennao, I 

 produce), "that division of the 

 vegetable kingdom, as palms, 

 grasses, rushes, and the like, 

 whose growth takes place from 

 within, and not by external 

 concentric layers, as in the 

 ' exogens ' ; also called Monocoty- 

 ledons : endogenous, a., &i 

 dtidj'-en-tis, increasing by internal 

 growth. 



endolymph, n., Vn'-dd'ttrnf (Gr. 

 endon, within ; L. lympha, a 

 water-nymph, water), the liquid 

 contained within the membranous 

 labyrinth of the ear. 



endometritis, n., $n*<Iom'-$t-rltiB 

 (Gr. endon, within ; metra, the 

 womb),, inflammation of the 

 lining membrane of the uterus. 



endophloaum, n., tn'-do-fle'tim 

 (Gr. endon, within ; phloios, the 

 bark of trees), the inner layer of 

 the bark of trees ; the liber. 



endoplenra, n., $n'dd'pl6r<a (Gr. 

 endon, within ; pleura, a side), 

 in bot., the inner covering of the 

 seed immediately investing the 

 embryo and albumen. 



endopodite, n., toi-dtyfoU (Gr. 

 endon, within ; pous, a foot, 

 podes, feet), in zool., the inner of 

 the two secondary joints into 

 which the typical limb of a 

 crustacean is divided. 



endorhizal, a., en'-do-riz'-al (Gr. 

 endon, within ; rhiza, a root), 

 having a root within, applied to 

 monocotyledonous plants, whose 

 young root or radicle, when 

 piercing the lower part of the 

 axis, appears covered with a 

 cellular sheath ; the sheath is 

 denominated the 'coleorhiza.' 



endosarc, n., Zn'-do-sdrk (Gr. 

 endon, within ; sarx, flesh), the 

 inner molecular layer of sarcode 

 in the Amoeba. 



