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adj
pertaining to the nervous system and endocrine system together
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, pathology, physiology, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of or relating to the nervous and endocrine systems (especially as they function together)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh1- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh1wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English endocrine English neuroendocrine From neuro- + endocrine.
Across languages
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