Endocrine Definition

ĕndə-krĭn, -krēn
adjective
Secreting internally.
American Heritage Medicine
Designating or of any gland producing one or more hormones.
Webster's New World
Designating or of such a hormone.
Webster's New World
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noun
Any such gland or hormone, as the thyroid or its thyroxine.
Webster's New World
An endocrine gland.
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Other Word Forms of Endocrine

Noun

Singular:
endocrine
Plural:
endocrines

Origin of Endocrine

  • French Greek endo- endo- Greek krīnein to separate krei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From endo- + Ancient Greek κρίνειν (krinein, “to separate”).

    From Wiktionary

Endocrine Sentence Examples

  • Endocrine and metabolic disorders are another important cause of growth problems.

  • Pesticides and similarly constructed chemical agents can cause cancer and can damage human endocrine and nervous systems, and they can be found in the soil, food, water, and in the air.

  • Possible use in rapid diagnosis of endocrine disorders and side effects of retinoid therapy are being studied.

  • The endocrine system is made up of the thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, pituitary gland, the adrenal glands and part of the pancreas.

  • Pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, ovaries, and testes are all part of the endocrine system.

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