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endocrine

[en-duh-krin, -krahyn, -kreen] /ˈɛn də krɪn, -ˌkraɪn, -ˌkrin/ Anatomy, Physiology
adjective, Also, endocrinal
[en-duh-krahyn-l, -kreen-l] /ˌɛn dəˈkraɪn l, -ˈkrin l/ (Show IPA), endocrinic
[en-duh-krin-ik] /ˈɛn dəˈkrɪn ɪk/ (Show IPA), endocrinous.
1.
secreting internally into the blood or lymph.
2.
of or relating to an endocrine gland or its secretion.
noun
3.
an internal secretion; hormone.
4.
endocrine gland.
Compare exocrine.
Origin of endocrine
Greek
1910-1915
1910-15; endo- + -crine < Greek krī́nein to separate
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  • Some day we shall have the proverb: 'A man is as old as his endocrines.'

    Black Oxen

         Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

  • Sulfa-tetradine deposits out in the endocrines, so a single dose is all a person can take.

    Mate in Two Moves Winston Marks
British Dictionary definitions for endocrines

endocrine

/ˈɛndəʊˌkraɪn; -krɪn/
adjective
1.
of or denoting endocrine glands or their secretions: endocrine disorders
noun
2.
an endocrine gland
Compare exocrine
Word Origin
C20: from endo- + -crine, from Greek krinein to separate
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Word Origin and History for endocrines

endocrine

adj.

"secretly, internally," 1914, from endo- + Latinized form of Greek krinein "to separate, distinguish" (see crisis).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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endocrines in Medicine

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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