Pronunciation: - ˌ en-d ə -kri- ' nä-l ə -j ē , -( ˌ )kr ī -
Function: noun
Date: 1922
: a branch of the life sciences dealing with neurosecretion and the physiological interaction between the central nervous system and the endocrine system
– neu · ro · en · do · cri · no · log · i · cal \ - ˌ kri-n ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l, - ˌ kr ī -, - ˌ kr ē - \ adjective
– neu · ro · en · do · cri · nol · o · gist \ -kri- ' nä-l ə -jist, -( ˌ )kr ī - \ noun