ENDOCRINE


Meaning of ENDOCRINE in English

[ 'ɛndə(ʊ)krʌɪn , -krɪn ]

■ adjective Physiology of or denoting glands which secrete hormones or other products directly into the blood or lymph.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from endo- + Gk krinein 'sift'.

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