Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Secreting internally.
- adj. Of or relating to endocrine glands or the hormones secreted by them.
- n. The secretion of an endocrine gland; a hormone.
- n. An endocrine gland.
Wiktionary
- adj. Producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream.
- adj. Pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions.
- n. The secretion of an endocrine gland.
- n. An endocrine gland.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions
- n. any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
- n. the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
Etymologies
- French : Greek endo-, endo- + Greek krīnein, to separate; see krei- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“That's a direct quote from one of my all-time heroines, Dr. Theo Colborn, author of "Our Stolen Future" and one of the scientists who coined the term "endocrine disruption" 20 years ago.”
“While research continues, some suggest that long-term exposure to DEHP and other phthalates, particularly among children, results in endocrine disruption that could lead to changes in hormone levels, including an appearance of some female characteristics in young adolescent males and — some research suggests — a reduction in penis size.”
“The vibrations from the environment are picked up by the hormonal interface that we call the endocrine system.”
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“PBBs are known as endocrine disrupters: toxic chemicals that get inside the body and turn its hormonal systems upside down.”
“As well as demonstrating the effects of hormones on developing animals, Dr Monclus and her colleagues believe that the findings show how much of an impact chemicals that mimic the effects of hormones, which are known as endocrine disrupters, could have on wildlife.”
“She has largely studied obesity in children and the link between childhood obesity and its long-term endocrine consequences, including pubertal maturation and development of diabetes over the life course.”
“The chemical is in many ways the poster child for a class of chemicals known as endocrine disruptors -- substances that tinker with the body's hormones.”
“Researchers are particularly nervous about the weed killer atrazine, BPA and other chemicals known as endocrine disruptors.”
“These pesticides are called endocrine disruptors, and one example is the weed killer atrazine.”
“They linger on, for example, in the sluggish response of health authorities to the current threat posed to fetuses by the class of chemicals known as endocrine disruptors, found in plastics and other commonly used products.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘endocrine’.
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May 2010 (Wedding Month!!)
Just the words I meet this month, starting with cecum.
cecum, compersion, antilogy, fantods, dord, flam, ipsedixitism, quartine, glycation, neoteny, desiccation, hypovolemia and 17 more...
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crino-, -crine
secretion
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word's that gross me out
supple, moist, succulent, word's, caulk, flesh, limpid, endocrine, sauce
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endo-, end-
internal; within
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