Relating to or caused by processes that originate and develop from within a system, organism, or geological structure.
From endo- (within) + genetic (relating to origin or production). The term combines Greek roots to describe phenomena generated by internal mechanisms rather than external causes.
When geologists talk about endogenetic mountains, they mean the Earth's own internal heat and pressure built them—it's like your body growing taller from the inside rather than someone stretching you!
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