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endocrine en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɛndə(ʊ)kɹɪn/ (UK)
  • /ˈɛnd.oʊ.kɹɪn/ (US)
  • /ˈɛndə(ʊ)kɹaɪn/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream.
  2. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
endocrin alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Coordinates

exocrine · paracrine · autocrine · heterocrine

Deriveds

enteroendocrine · psychoneuroendocrine · endocrinopathy · neuroendocrine · radiendocrinator · neoendocrine · polyendocrine · polyendocrinopathy · endocrine gland · endocrinology · immunoendocrine · synaptocrine · endocrine system · endocrinal · nonendocrine · endocrinosis · proendocrine · psychoendocrine · myoendocrine

Translations (36)

nb endokrin (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · fi endokriininen (pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions) · fi endokriininen (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · vi nội tiết (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · sv endokrin (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · nl endocrien (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · gl endocrino (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · ru эндокри́нный (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · fi umpirauhas- (pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions) · cs endokrinní (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · de endokrin (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · be эндакры́нны (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · pl wewnątrzwydzielniczy (pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions) · uk ендокри́нний (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · es endocrino (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · pl dokrewny (pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions) · ast endocrín (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · ja 内分泌 (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · hi अंतःस्रावी (pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions) · de endokrin (pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions) · ro endocrin (pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions) · nb endokrin (pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions) · hi अंतःस्रावी (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · hu endokrin (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · pl endokrynny (pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions) · fr endocrinien (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · fi umpieritteinen (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · it endocrino (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · el ενδοκρινής (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · pl hormonalny (pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions) · ca endocrí (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · ga inchríneach (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · cs nitrovyměšovací (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · km អង់ដូគ្រីន (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · ro endocrin (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream) · pt endócrino (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream)

endocrine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɛndə(ʊ)kɹɪn/ (UK)
  • /ˈɛnd.oʊ.kɹɪn/ (US)
  • /ˈɛndə(ʊ)kɹaɪn/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
endocrin alternative, obsolete lexicographic
endocrines Number=Plur lexicographic