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