2. Adjective. growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors, contrasted to exophytic ¹
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Definition of Endophytic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Endophytic
1. 1. Pertaining to an endophyte. 2. Referring to an infiltrative, invasive tumour. (05 Mar 2000)