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en⋅do⋅crine

  [en-duh-krin, -krahyn, -kreen] Anatomy, Physiology
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–adjective Also, en⋅do⋅cri⋅nal  [en-duh-krahyn-l, -kreen-l] , en⋅do⋅crin⋅ic  [en-duh-krin-ik] , 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')   
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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