endocrine

Relating to glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream.

• 🇪🇸Perteneciente o relativo a las glándulas que secretan hormonas directamente al torrente sanguíneo, o a las hormonas así liberadas.

1. Relating to glands C1 formal medical

   Of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions, which release hormones directly into the bloodstream.

   • The endocrine system regulates growth and metabolism.
   • Endocrine disorders can affect hormone production.
   • The doctor specializes in endocrine diseases.

   🇪🇸endocrino

   Antónimos: exocrine

• more endocrine comparative form
• most endocrine superlative form

A noun referring to a gland that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream, or the hormone itself, which is transmitted by the blood to target tissues to exert a specific effect.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una glándula que secreta hormonas directamente al torrente sanguíneo, o la propia hormona transportada por la sangre hasta los tejidos diana para ejercer una acción específica.

1. Hormone C1 formal medical

   A chemical substance produced by an endocrine gland that is carried through the bloodstream to affect specific target tissues.

   • The endocrine system releases hormones that regulate growth and metabolism.
   • Insulin is an endocrine that controls blood sugar levels.
   • Doctors measured the levels of various endocrines in the patient's blood.

   🇪🇸Hormona

   Sinónimos: hormoneinternal secretion

2. Endocrine gland C1 formal medical

   Any gland in the body that produces hormones and secretes them directly into the bloodstream.

   • The pituitary is a major endocrine located at the base of the brain.
   • The thyroid is an endocrine that influences metabolism.
   • Endocrines such as the adrenal glands help manage stress responses.

   🇪🇸Glándula endocrina

• endocrines plural form
• endocrines' possessive plural form
• endocrine's possessive singular form