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Definition of endocrine adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

endocrine

adjective
 
/ˈendəʊkrɪn/,
 
/ˈendəʊkraɪn/
 
/ˈendəkrɪn/
(biology)
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  1. relating to glands that put hormones and other products directly into the blood
    • the endocrine system
    compare exocrine
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from endo- ‘within’ + Greek krinein ‘sift’.
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