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endocrinous

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en⋅doc⋅ri⋅nous

  [en-dok-ruh-nuhs]
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–adjective
endocrine.
Origin:
1910–15; endocrine + -ous

en⋅do⋅crine

  [en-duh-krin, -krahyn, -kreen] Anatomy, Physiology
–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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Word Origin & History

endocrine 
1914, from endo- + krinein "to separate, distinguish" (see crisis).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2endocrine
Function: noun
1 : HORMONE
2 : ENDOCRINE GLAND
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

endocrine en·do·crine (ěn'də-krĭn, -krēn', -krīn')
adj.

  1. Secreting internally, most commonly into the systemic circulation.

  2. Of or relating to endocrine glands or the hormones secreted by them.

n.

  1. The secretion of an endocrine gland.

  2. An endocrine gland.

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