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   end(o)-/ent(o)-

     [from Greek]

(preposition)

            within

endocardium

endocrine

endemic [literally, within a people;’ prevalent in, or peculiar to, a particular locale or people.]

endodontics [literally, ‘skill at what is within the tooth;’ the branch of dentistry which treats diseases of the tooth’s root and dental pulp.]

endomorph [literally, ‘shape within;’ a human body type characterized by fleshiness and the prominence of the abdomen.]

entozoan [literally, ‘within a living thing;’ an animal that lives within another animal, usually as a parasite.]

endocardium (noun) [literally, ‘location within the heart;’ the thin membrane that lines the interior of the heart.]

endocrine (adjective) [literally, ‘judging or discriminating within;’ secreting internally; pertaining to the endocrine glands or their hormones.]