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endocrinologist

American

[en-doh-kruh-nol-uh-jist, -krahy-] / ˌɛn doʊ krəˈnɒl ə dʒɪst, -kraɪ- /

noun

a scientist who specializes in the study of the endocrine glands and their secretions, especially in relation to their processes or functions.

The brand-name medicine prescribed by the endocrinologist for my underactive thyroid was extremely expensive.

Etymology

Origin of endocrinologist

endocrinolog(y) ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )

Example Sentences

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He reached out to Edwin Lee, an endocrinologist in Florida and his college housemate’s father, for advice on the growth hormone secretagogue peptides.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

More than 50 people walk into endocrinologist Nadeem Rais's office every week seeking weight-loss injections.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

“It’s not an easy pill to take,” said Scott Isaacs, an endocrinologist at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

For a long time, endocrinologist Leigh Perreault, MD, felt uneasy about how weight management was handled in routine medical care.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2026

The endocrinologist tapped a vein in my arm, filling an alarming number of vials with my blood.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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