endocrine

Relating to glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream.

• 🇵🇹Relativo às glândulas que secretam hormônios diretamente na corrente sanguínea; diz-se do sistema formado por essas glândulas e de seus hormônios.

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.

   🇵🇹Endócrino

   Antônimos: 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.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa uma glândula que secreta hormônios diretamente na corrente sanguínea, ou o próprio hormônio liberado no sangue para agir sobre tecidos-alvo específicos.

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.

   🇵🇹Hormônio

   Sinônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Glândula endócrina

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