Endo

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Endo may refer to:

[edit] As a scientific prefix

Endo, a medical prefix meaning "within, inner, absorbing, or containing"

  • Endoscope, an implement used in minimally invasive surgery
  • Endometriosis, a disease that relates to a woman's menstrual cycle
  • Endo-exo isomerism, in chemistry, a specific stereochemical relationship in molecular geometry
  • Endomorphism, in mathematics, a homomorphism from a mathematical object to itself
  • Endogenous, meaning "proceeding from within" In Biology Endogenous substances are those that originate from within an organism, tissue, or cell
  • For other possible words, see All pages beginning with "Endo"

[edit] As an acronyn, abbreviation or nickname

  • ENDO, name of the annual meeting and conference of The Endocrine Society
  • Endo, short for 'endodontic root treatment' in dentistry, otherwise known as a root canal
  • Endo, a cycling trick also known as an stoppie, after the possible outcome of flipping "end-over-end" if performed incorrectly
  • Endo, a nickname for marijuana

[edit] See also

  • Ex- or Exo-, a prefix, an antonym for the prefix 'endo-'
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