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endocrine [ en -duh -krin, -krahyn, -kreen ] SHOW IPA
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adjective Also en·do·cri·nal [en-duh -krahyn -l, -kreen -l], /ˌɛn dəˈkraɪn l, -ˈkrin l/, en·do·crin·ic [en -duh -krin -ik], /ˈɛn dəˈkrɪn ɪk/, endocrinous secreting internally into the blood or lymph.
noun
an internal secretion; hormone.
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Origin of endocrine 1910–15;
endo- +
-crine <Greek
krī́nein to separate
Words nearby endocrine endochondral ossification ,
endocolitis ,
endocranial ,
endocranial cast ,
endocranium ,
endocrine ,
endocrine disruptor ,
endocrine gland ,
endocrine system ,
endocrinologist ,
endocrinology
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How to use endocrine in a sentence I know how delicate women’s hormones are, and I would never choose to take anything to jeopardize my health and, as a result, suffer irreparable damage to my endocrine system.
A lot of this research focuses on endocrine disrupters Advertisement , molecules that mimic the body’s hormones and throw off the fragile hormonal balance of reproduction.
Sure, using nonstick cookware makes cleanup easier, but cooking on a heated nonstick surface gives the coating a chance to break down and release endocrine -disrupting chemicals with ample opportunity to seep into your food.
So does research on ways covid-19 might harm other parts of the endocrine system, which also might play a role in the disease mechanism.
Nestled deeper in your abdomen, adjacent to your organs, it’s “almost like an endocrine organ” that poses serious health risks, Holland says.
After surgery, the patients all received the standard therapy of chemo, radiotherapy and endocrine therapy.
WGA may also have direct toxic effects on the heart, endocrine , and immune systems, and even the brain.
In Vienna she had undergone a new medical process, involving her endocrine glands, that rejuvenates the body and skin.
Better By Atul Gawande It may be disconcerting that a gifted writer spends much of his working day performing endocrine surgery.
They are called endocrine glands or organs, and their chemical contributions to the blood are known as hormones.
It is simply all the endocrine or hormone-producing organs organized into a balanced chemical system—adjusted to each other.
We'll change your metabolism, your endocrine balance, toughen your muscle fibers a thousandfold.
Of the endocrine glands, we will mention only two, which are known to play an important part in mental life.
"I'm not so sure about that endocrine shift, sir," Tensor stated emotionlessly.
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British Dictionary definitions for endocrine
endocrine
/ (ˈɛndəʊˌkraɪn , -krɪn ) /
adjective Also: endocrinal (ˌɛndəʊˈkraɪnə l ), endocrinic (ˌɛndəʊˈkrɪnɪk ), endocrinous (ɛnˈdɒkrɪnəs )
of or denoting endocrine glands or their secretions endocrine disorders
Word Origin for endocrine C20: from endo- + -crine, from Greek krinein to separate
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Medical definitions for endocrine
endocrine
[ ĕn′ də-krĭn, -krēn′, -krīn′ ]
adj.
Secreting internally, most commonly into the systemic circulation.
Of or relating to endocrine glands or the hormones secreted by them.
n.
The secretion of an endocrine gland.
An endocrine gland.
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