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adj
Producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions.
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Usage: not-comparable
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noun
The secretion of an endocrine gland.
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noun
An endocrine gland.
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adjective
of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: endocrinal
Antonyms: exocrine
noun
any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: endocrine gland, ductless gland
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Broader terms: gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter
Narrower terms: thyroid gland, thyroid, parathyroid gland, parathyroid, adrenal gland, adrenal, suprarenal gland, prostate gland, prostate, thymus gland, thymus, pituitary, pituitary gland, pituitary body, hypophysis, anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis, pars distilis, pars anterior, pars intermedia, posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa, pineal gland, pineal body, epiphysis cerebri, epiphysis, islands of Langerhans, isles of Langerhans, islets of Langerhans, adrenal cortex, adrenal medulla, corpus luteum, gonad, sex gland
noun
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hormone, internal secretion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: secretion
Narrower terms: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin, epinephrine, epinephrin, adrenaline, Adrenalin, gastrointestinal hormone, GI hormones, glucagon, gonadotropin, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotrophic hormone, insulin, melatonin, neurohormone, oxytocin, Pitocin, parathyroid hormone, parathormone, relaxin, releasing hormone, RH, releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, hypothalamic releasing factor, somatotropin, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, somatotrophic hormone, STH, human growth hormone, growth hormone, thymosin, thyroid hormone, vasopressin, antidiuretic hormone, ADH, Pitressin, steroid hormone, steroid, sex hormone, adrenosterone, glucocorticoid, catecholamine, melanocyte-stimulating hormone, MSH, thyrotropin, thyrotropic hormone, thyrotrophin, thyrotrophic hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, TSH, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, TRH, thyrotropin-releasing factor, TRF, protirelin
History
From French endocrine, from endo- + Ancient Greek κρίνω (krínō, “to separate, also to secrete”).
Across languages
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