endocrine

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The secretion of an endocrine gland
Producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream
An endocrine gland
Pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions
The body's system involved in secretion of hormones
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
{i} internal hormonal secretion
of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions; "endocrine system
any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
diabetes mellitus
The endocrine system is the system of glands that produce hormones which go directly into the bloodstream, such as the pituitary or thyroid glands. relating to the system in your body that produces hormones (endo- (from endon) + krinein )
Producing secretions (especially hormones) that are distributed in the body by way of the bloodstream
1 Secreting directly into the bloodstream, as a ductless gland 2 Of or pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions
adj Secreting internally Endocrinology is the physiology of internally secreting glands
of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions; "endocrine system"
Secretions from an endocrine gland such as hormones, which diffuse into the bloodstream to be carried around the body They produce a physiological effect at distant sites Adrenaline is secreted from an endocrine gland
Relating to internal secretion: relating to glands that secrete hormones internally directly into the lymph or bloodstream
Endocrine means secreting internally, most commonly into systemic circulation
The endocrine system is the group of organs that produce hormones and excrete them into the blood stream through which they travel to the tissues that use them
Secreting internally, most often into the systemic circulation
endocrine gland
Any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
endocrine glands
plural form of endocrine gland
endocrine system
A control system of ductless glands that secrete hormones which circulate via the bloodstream to affect cells within specific organs
endocrine-system
Attributive form of endocrine system

endocrine-system morbidity.

endocrine gland
any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
endocrine gland
n. Any of various glands producing hormonal secretions that pass directly into the bloodstream. The endocrine glands include the thyroid, parathyroids, anterior and posterior pituitary, pancreas, adrenals, pineal, and gonads. Also called ductless gland
endocrine glands
{i} (Medicine) glands of the endocrine system that have no ducts and their secretions are absorbed directly into the bloodstream
endocrine system
the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity
endocrine system
The bodily system that consists of the endocrine glands and functions to regulate body activities. Group of ductless glands that secrete hormones necessary for normal growth and development, reproduction, and homeostasis. The major endocrine glands are the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, islets of Langerhans, adrenals, parathyroids, ovaries, and testes. Secretion is regulated either by regulators in a gland that detect high or low levels of a chemical and inhibit or stimulate secretion or by a complex mechanism involving the hypothalamus and the pituitary. Tumours that produce hormones can throw off this balance. Diseases of the endocrine system result from over-or underproduction of a hormone or an abnormal response to a hormone
endocrines
plural of endocrine
endocrine

    Hyphenation

    en·do·crine

    Turkish pronunciation

    endōkrayn

    Pronunciation

    /ˈendōˌkrīn/ /ˈɛndoʊˌkraɪn/

    Etymology

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

    Common Collocations

    endocrine system
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