| APOCRINE | • apocrine adj. (Anatomy, biology, histology) Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which… • APOCRINE adj. denoting a gland whose product is formed by the breakdown of its cells. |
| EXOCRINE | • exocrine adj. Producing external secretions that are released through a duct#Noun. • exocrine adj. Pertaining to the exocrine glands or their secretions. • exocrine n. The secretion of an exocrine gland. |
| AUTOCRINE | • autocrine adj. (Biology) Of a hormone, neuropeptide, etc.: acting on the cell that produced it. • AUTOCRINE adj. relating to self-stimulation. |
| ECTOCRINE | • ectocrine adj. Producing secretions by the decomposition of organisms. • ectocrine n. Such a secretion. • ECTOCRINE n. any metabolite that is released into an organism's environment and influences the vital processes of other organisms. |
| ENDOCRINE | • endocrine adj. Producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream. • endocrine adj. Pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions. • endocrine n. The secretion of an endocrine gland. |
| EXOCRINES | • exocrines n. Plural of exocrine. • EXOCRINE n. a gland that secretes through a duct. |
| HOLOCRINE | • holocrine adj. (Anatomy, biology, histology) Of or relating to a mode of secretion in some exocrine glands in which… • HOLOCRINE adj. applied to a gland whose secretion is composed of its own disintegrated cells. |
| MEROCRINE | • merocrine adj. (Anatomy, biology, histology) Of or pertaining to certain exocrine glands that secrete without major… • MEROCRINE adj. designating a gland in which cytoplasm is not lost during secretion. |
| ECTOCRINES | • ectocrines n. Plural of ectocrine. • ECTOCRINE n. any metabolite that is released into an organism's environment and influences the vital processes of other organisms. |
| ENDOCRINAL | • endocrinal adj. Endocrine. • ENDOCRINAL adj. relating to the endocrine gland, also ENDOCRINIC. |
| ENDOCRINES | • endocrines n. Plural of endocrine. • ENDOCRINE n. a gland that secretes directly into the blood or lymph. |
| ENDOCRINIC | • ENDOCRINIC adj. relating to the endocrine gland, also ENDOCRINAL. |
| ENDOCRINOUS | • endocrinous adj. (Dated) endocrine. • ENDOCRINOUS adj. relating to the endocrine glands. |
| ENDOCRINOLOGY | • endocrinology n. (Physiology) The study of the endocrine glands of the human body, the hormones produced by them, and… • ENDOCRINOLOGY n. the study of glands. |
| ENDOCRINOLOGIC | • endocrinologic adj. Of or pertaining to endocrinology. • ENDOCRINOLOGIC adj. involving or relating to the endocrine glands or secretions or to endocrinology. |
| ENDOCRINOPATHY | • endocrinopathy n. (Pathology) Any disease of the endocrine system. • ENDOCRINOPATHY n. any disease due to disorder of the endocrine system. |
| NEUROENDOCRINE | • neuroendocrine adj. (Physiology, pathology) pertaining to the nervous system and endocrine system together. • NEUROENDOCRINE adj. of, relating to, or being a hormonal substance that influences the activity of nerves. |
| ENDOCRINOLOGIES | • endocrinologies n. Plural of endocrinology. • ENDOCRINOLOGY n. the study of glands. |
| ENDOCRINOLOGIST | • endocrinologist n. A person who is skilled at, or practices, endocrinology. • ENDOCRINOLOGIST n. one who studies endocrinology. |
| ENDOCRINOPATHIC | • endocrinopathic adj. (Pathology) Relating to endocrinopathy. • ENDOCRINOPATHIC adj. of a disease, due to disorder of the endocrine system. |