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Definition of 'endocrine'

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endocrine

(endəkraɪn )
adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
The endocrine system is the system of glands that produce hormones which go directly into the bloodstream, such as the pituitary or thyroid glands.
[medicine]
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endocrine in British

(ˈɛndəʊˌkraɪn , -krɪn)
adjective
1. 
of or denoting endocrine glands or their secretions
endocrine disorders
noun
2. 
an endocrine gland
Compare exocrine
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Word origin of 'endocrine'
C20: from endo- + -crine, from Greek krinein to separate
Word Frequency

endocrine in American

(ˈɛndoʊˌkrɪn ; enˈdōkrinˌ; ˈɛndoʊˌkraɪn ; enˈdōkrīnˌ; ˈɛndoʊˌkrin ; enˈdōkrēnˌ; ˈɛndəˌkrɪn ; enˈdəkrinˌ; ˈɛndəˌkraɪn ; enˈdəkrīnˌ; ˈɛndəˌkrin ; enˈdəkrēnˌ)
adjective
1. 
designating or of any gland producing one or more hormones
2. 
designating or of such a hormone
noun
3. 
any such gland or hormone, as the thyroid or its thyroxine
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'endocrine'
endo- + Gr krinein, to separate: see crisis

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