Phrase guide

endocrine gland

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ductless gland

Antonyms: exocrine gland

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noun

Meaning 2

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: endocrine, ductless gland

Antonyms: none provided

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

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: glàndula endocrina — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Chinese Mandarin: 內分泌腺 /内分泌腺 (nèifēnmìxiàn) — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Czech: žláza s vnitřní sekrecí — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Czech: endokrinní žláza — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Dutch: endocriene klier — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Estonian: sisenõrenääre — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Finnish: umpirauhanen — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Finnish: sisäeritysrauhanen — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Finnish: hormonirauhanen — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • French: glande endocrine — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • German: Hormondrüse — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • German: Endokrindrüse — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • German: endokrine Drüse — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Greek: ενδοκρινής αδένας (endokrinís adénas) — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Hungarian: endokrin mirigy — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Hungarian: belső elválasztású mirigy — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Irish: faireog inchríneach — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Italian: ghiandola endocrina — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Japanese: 内分泌腺 (naibunpitsusen) — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Norwegian Bokmål: endokrint organ — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Norwegian Bokmål: endokrin kjertel — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Polish: gruczoł dokrewny — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Polish: gruczoł endokrynny — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Polish: gruczoł hormonalny — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Polish: gruczoł wewnątrzwydzielniczy — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Polish: gruczoł wydzielania wewnętrznego — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Romanian: glandă endocrină — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Russian: эндокри́нная железа́ (endokrínnaja železá) — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Thai: ต่อมไร้ท่อ (dtɔ̀m-rái-tɔ̂ɔ) — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Ukrainian: ендокри́нна за́лоза (endokrýnna záloza) — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
  • Welsh: chwarren endocrin — any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct