n.
Pronunciation: ' en-d ə -kr ə n, - ˌ kr ī n, - ˌ kr ē n
Function: adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary end- + Greek krinein to separate ― more at CERTAIN
Date: 1914
1 : secreting internally specifically : producing secretions that are distributed in the body by way of the bloodstream <hormones produced by the endocrine system>
2 : of, relating to, affecting, or resembling an endocrine gland or secretion < endocrine tumors>