Endocrine synonyms
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(Anatomy) Any gland that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream; especially the endocrine gland
A substance that is synthesized by a plant part and acts to control or regulate the growth and development of the plant. The action and effectiveness of a hormone can depend on the hormone's chemical structure, its amount in relation to other hormones that have competing or opposing effects, and the ways in which it interacts with chemical receptors in various plant parts. Auxins, cytokinins, gibberellins, abscisic acid, and ethylene are plant hormones.
internal secretion
A substance secreted directly into the blood, as by an endocrine gland; hormone
exocrine (antonym)
Designating or of any gland secreting externally, either directly or through a duct
holocrine
Of or relating to a gland whose output consists of disintegrated secretory cells along with the secretory product itself.
Of, relating to, or involving the corpus luteum.
Of or pertaining to the pancreas.
Of the thymus
thyroidal
(Physiology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting the thyroid
neuroendocrine (related)
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hormonal (related)
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circulatory (related)
gastrointestinal (related)
vascular (related)
urogenital (related)
Find another word for endocrine. In this page you can discover 27 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for endocrine, like: endocrinal, endocrine-gland, ductless-gland, hormone, internal secretion, exocrine, eccrine, gonadal, holocrine, luteal and merocrine.