endocrinologist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛn.dəʊ.kɹɪnˌɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English endocrinology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English endocrinologist From endocrinology + -ist.
Meanings
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A person who is skilled at, or practices, endocrinology.
Some endocrinologists argue that our core understanding of T, as a fundamentally male sex hormone, is inherently flawed.
2023 April 5, Mark Hay, “Does Testosterone Affect Your Politics?”, in VICE:They standardize the terminology that professionals should use with patients and reaffirms the role that an endocrinologist should play in the patient’s broader individualized care.
2024 February 26, Jen Christiansen, “First on CNN: Major medical society re-examines clinical guidelines for gender-affirming care”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| endocrinologists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (27)
de Endokrinologe (practitioner of endocrinology) · fi endokrinologi (practitioner of endocrinology) · it endocrinologa (practitioner of endocrinology) · sv endokrinolog (practitioner of endocrinology) · hu endokrinológus (practitioner of endocrinology) · fr endocrinologue (practitioner of endocrinology) · pl endokrynolog (practitioner of endocrinology) · cmn 內分泌學家 /内分泌学家 (practitioner of endocrinology) · de Endokrinologin (practitioner of endocrinology) · da endokrinolog (practitioner of endocrinology) · ro endocrinolog (practitioner of endocrinology) · el ενδοκρινολόγος (practitioner of endocrinology) · es endocrinólogo (practitioner of endocrinology) · la endocrinologista (practitioner of endocrinology) · ro endocrinologă (practitioner of endocrinology) · ca endocrinòleg (practitioner of endocrinology) · la endocrinologistus (practitioner of endocrinology) · nl endocrinoloog (practitioner of endocrinology) · nn endokrinolog (practitioner of endocrinology) · pt endocrinologista (practitioner of endocrinology) · nb endokrinolog (practitioner of endocrinology) · id endokrinolog (practitioner of endocrinology) · gl endocrinólogo (practitioner of endocrinology) · eo endokrinologo (practitioner of endocrinology) · tr endokrinolog (practitioner of endocrinology) · ru эндокрино́лог (practitioner of endocrinology) · it endocrinologo (practitioner of endocrinology)