endocrine

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream.
2. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions.

Noun

1. The secretion of an endocrine gland.
2. An endocrine gland.

Synonyms

endocrinal

internal secretion

endocrinic

hormone

ductless gland

endocrine gland

incretory

internal secretion-related

endocrine secretion

ductless

endocrinosity

endocritic

endocrinous

Translations

endocrino

endocrino

endokrin

endocrinien

endocrine

endócrino

endocrien

endocrí

ορμόνη

glande à sécrétion interne

hormona

sécrétion interne

ormone

glàndula endocrina

hormone

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛndə(ʊ)kɹaɪn/

Etymology

From French endocrine, from endo- + Ancient Greek κρίνω (krínō, “to separate”).