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4 dictionary results for: endocrine
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
en·do·crine       [en-duh-krin, -krahyn, -kreen] Pronunciation Key Anatomy, Physiology
–adjective Also, en·do·cri·nal       [en-duh-krahyn-l, -kreen-l] Pronunciation Key, en·do·crin·ic       [en-duh-krin-ik] Pronunciation Key, endocrinous.
1.secreting internally into the blood or lymph.
2.of or pertaining to an endocrine gland or its secretion.
–noun
3.an internal secretion; hormone.
4.endocrine gland.
Compare exocrine.

[Origin: 1910–15; endo- + -crine < Gk krnein to separate]
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en·do·crine       (ěn'də-krĭn, -krēn', -krīn')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Secreting internally.
  2. Of or relating to endocrine glands or the hormones secreted by them.

n.  
  1. The secretion of an endocrine gland; a hormone.
  2. An endocrine gland.


[French : Greek endo-, endo- + Greek krīnein, to separate; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
endocrine 
1914, from endo- + krinein "to separate, distinguish" (see crisis).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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endocrine

adjective
1. of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions; "endocrine system" [ant: exocrine] 

noun
1. the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect [syn: hormone] 
2. any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream [syn: endocrine gland] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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