See neuroendocrine in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(no͝orˌō-ĕnˈdə-krĭn, -krēnˌ, -krīnˌ, nyo͝orˌ-)
adjective
Of, relating to, or involving the interaction between the nervous system and the hormones of the endocrine glands: the neuroendocrine apparatus in birds.