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neuroendocrinology

[noo r-oh-en-doh-kruh-nol-uh-jee, -krahy-, nyoo r-]
noun
  1. the study of the anatomical and physiological interactions between the nervous and endocrine systems.
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Origin of neuroendocrinology

First recorded in 1920–25; neuro- + endocrinology
Related formsneu·ro·en·do·cri·nol·o·gist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for neuroendocrinology

neuroendocrinology

noun
  1. the study of neuroendocrine systems and neurohormones
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neuroendocrinology in Medicine

neuroendocrinology

(nur′ō-ĕn′də-krə-nŏl′ə-jē)
n.
  1. The study of the interaction between the nervous system and the endocrine glands.
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