endocrinology
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French endocrinologie, or endocrine + -ology.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛn.də.kɹɪˈnɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛn.də.kɹɪˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
- Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi
Noun[edit]
endocrinology (countable and uncountable, plural endocrinologies)
- (physiology) The study of the endocrine glands of the human body, the hormones produced by them, and their related disorders.
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 169:
- The first journal devoted to endocrinology wasnʼt founded until 1917.
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Translations[edit]
study of the endocrine glands
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