endotype

English

Etymology

endo- +‎ type

Noun

endotype (plural endotypes)

1. (pathology) A subtype of a pathological condition
   • 2015 August 15, “Association of Mucosal Organisms with Patterns of Inflammation in Chronic Rhinosinusitis”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The phenotype is useful in treatment planning while the endotype provides insight in pathophysiological mechanisms of CRS. Therefore, investigations of the pathogenesis and the factors amplifying mucosal inflammation are therefore, of crucial importance for the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools.