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en·dog·e·nous

also  en*do*gen*ic  adj 1  :  growing from or on the inside < spores>   2  :  caused by factors within the body or mind or arising from internal structural or functional causes < malnutrition>  <the physical mechanism underlying circadian rhythms is held to be an self-sustaining oscillator>  < psychic depression>   3  :  relating to or produced by metabolic synthesis in the body < opioids>  < amino acids>  - compare EXOGENOUS  en*dog*e*nous*ly adv 
 
 

 
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