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.
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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
Word Usage
"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."