endocrine gland

English

An overview of endocrine glands.

Noun

endocrine gland (plural endocrine glands)

1. (anatomy) Any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct.

Synonyms

• ductless gland

Antonyms

• exocrine gland

Derived terms

Derived terms

• adrenal gland
• parathyroid glands
• pineal gland

• pituitary gland
• thyroid gland

Related terms

Related terms

• gonads
• pancreas

• placenta
• thymus

Translations

gland

• Catalan: glàndula endocrina f
• Czech: žláza s vnitřní sekrecí f, endokrinní žláza f
• Estonian: sisenõrenääre
• Finnish: umpirauhanen
• Greek: ενδοκρινής αδένας m (endokrinís adénas)
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• Hungarian: endokrin mirigy, belső elválasztású mirigy
• Irish: faireog inchríneach f, faireog hormónach f
• Italian: ghiandola endocrina (it) f
• Japanese: 内分泌腺 (ないぶんぴつせん, naibunpitsusen)
• Thai: ต่อมไร้ท่อ (dtɔ̀m-rái-tɔ̂ɔ)