endocrine

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From French endocrine, from endo- + Ancient Greek κρίνω (krínō, “to separate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛnd.oʊ.kɹɪn/

Adjective

endocrine (not comparable)

1. Producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream.
2. Pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions.

Derived terms

• endocrinal
• endocrine gland
• endocrine system
• endocrinology
• synaptocrine

 

Translations

producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream

• Asturian: endocrín
• Catalan: endocrí
• Czech: endokrinní (cs)
• French: endocrine (fr)
• Galician: endocrino
• German: endokrin (de)
• Greek: ενδοκρινής (el) (endokrinís)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: endokrin (hu)
• Irish: inchríneach
• Italian: endocrino (it)
• Japanese: 内分泌 (ないぶんぴつ, naibunpitsu)
• Portuguese: endócrino (pt)
• Spanish: endocrino (es)
• Swedish: endokrin (sv)

See also

• exocrine

Noun

endocrine (plural endocrines)

1. The secretion of an endocrine gland.
2. An endocrine gland.

Anagrams

• enderonic

---

Italian

Adjective

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine plural of adjective endocrino.