endocrinologist

American  

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

noun

• endocrinologists
  plural

1. 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.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• endocrinologists
  plural

Etymology

Origin of endocrinologist

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

Example Sentences

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“All my new starts are usually going to be Mounjaro and Zepbound,” said Scott Isaacs, an endocrinologist in Atlanta who used to consult for Novo.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

So levels can vary by as much as 15% to 20% during one day, says Dr. Brad Anawalt, an endocrinologist and professor of medicine at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Ed Lee is an Orlando-based endocrinologist who is hopeful for compounding approvals, especially for BPC-157, which is popular in the wellness community for its purported ability to repair tissues, including muscles and ligaments.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Dr. Stuart Weiss, a Manhattan endocrinologist, elaborated in an email: “Bigger muscles are not necessarily stronger.”

From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026

A growth on her adrenal gland had turned up on a Bellevue CAT scan, prompting a visit to an endocrinologist.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

While these diseases and even some treatments are interrelated, they are often treated as separate conditions with their own specialists—cardiologists, endocrinologists and nephrologists, which can lead to delayed diagnoses or treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

But it’s attracting practitioners from internal medicine to endocrinologists.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

In direct comparisons, the system even performed better than experienced endocrinologists who evaluated the same photographs.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2026

Similarly, there is an ever-shrinking number of nonprocedural specialists such as rheumatologists, neurologists and endocrinologists.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026

Without really meaning to, I manage to alienate everyone but the endocrinologists, and even some of them are put off by a remark I made concerning blood calcium levels in hypoparathyroidism.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris