neuroendocrine

[ noor-oh-en-duh-krin, -krahyn, -kreen, nyoor- ]

/ ˌnʊər oʊˈɛn də krɪn, -ˌkraɪn, -ˌkrin, ˌnyʊər- /

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adjective

of or relating to the interactions between the nervous and endocrine systems, especially in relation to hormones.

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Origin of neuroendocrine

First recorded in 1920–25; neuro- + endocrine

Words nearby neuroendocrine

neurocomputer, neurodepressive, neurodivergent, neurodiversity, neuroembryology, neuroendocrine, neuroendocrinology, neuroepithelium, neurofeedback, neurofibril, neurofibroma

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How to use neuroendocrine in a sentence

However, bariatric surgery affects appetite, food intake, caloric absorption, and multiple neuroendocrine pathways—all of which could contribute to its beneficial actions for people with Type 2 diabetes.
These New Developments Could Make Living With Type 2 Diabetes More Manageable|Markham Heid|July 15, 2022|Time
Laszlo says that these negative changes—as well as others, such as how grief affects the nervous and neuroendocrine systems—may contribute to the higher rate of death immediately after loss identified in her study.
Losing a Loved One Can Be Life-Threatening|Tara Law|July 8, 2022|Time
In the mid-1980s, Gunnar studied this neuroendocrine system in newborns.
Puberty may reboot the brain and behaviors|Esther Landhuis|August 27, 2020|Science News For Students
Jobs died Wednesday at the age of 56 after a long battle with pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer.
Jobs Authorized Bio For Kids||October 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Jobs learned in 2003 that he had an extremely rare form of this cancer, an islet-cell neuroendocrine tumor.
Jobs’s Unorthodox Treatment|Sharon Begley|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Other neuroendocrine tumors produce gastrin, glucagon, and other digestive hormones.
Jobs’s Unorthodox Treatment|Sharon Begley|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In part, that is because neuroendocrine cancers tend to be quite slow growing, or indolent.
Jobs’s Unorthodox Treatment|Sharon Begley|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
“Neuroendocrine tumors are highly vascularized”—full of blood vessels on which they depend for nutrients, says Kulke.
Jobs’s Unorthodox Treatment|Sharon Begley|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Broad limits to functional reproductive activity seem to be set by the photoperiod—neuroendocrine system.
The Breeding Birds of Kansas|Richard F. Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for neuroendocrine

neuroendocrine

/ (ˌnjʊərəʊˈɛndəʊˌkraɪn) /

adjective

of, relating to, or denoting the dual control of certain body functions by both nervous and hormonal stimulationneuroendocrine system

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