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

See Examples For:

endocrinologist endocrinologists

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

From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026

Prof Channa Jayasena, a reproductive endocrinologist at Imperial College, London, believes there is room for valid concern around falling sperm counts, but says claims about male fertility problems are overblown on social media.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

“It’s really popular among college kids,” said endocrinologist Lee, of 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

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

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

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

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026

The panel was composed of experts in the imaging and management of endometriosis, including radiologists, sonographers, gynecologists, reproductive endocrinologists, and minimally invasive gynecologic surgeons.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024

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