- endocrine gland
- Any gland in an animal that manufactures hormones and secretes them directly into the bloodstream to act at distant sites in the body, known as target organs or cells.
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endocrine gland — n a gland (as the thyroid or the pituitary) that produces an endocrine secretion called also ductless gland, gland of internal secretion * * * a gland that manufactures one or more hormone and secretes them directly into the bloodstream (and not… … Medical dictionary
endocrine gland — noun any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream • Syn: ↑endocrine, ↑ductless gland • Derivationally related forms: ↑endocrinal (for: ↑endocrine) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
endocrine gland — UK [ˈendəʊkraɪn ˌɡlænd] / US [ˈendəkrɪn ˌɡlænd] noun [countable] Word forms endocrine gland : singular endocrine gland plural endocrine glands medical an organ in your body that produces hormones that go directly into your blood or into your… … English dictionary
endocrine gland — Gland that secretes directly into blood and not through a duct. Examples are pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal glands, ovary and testis, placenta and B cells of pancreas … Dictionary of molecular biology
Endocrine gland neoplasm — ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D004701An endocrine gland neoplasm is a neoplasm affecting one or more glands of the endocrine system.Examples include: * Adrenal tumor * Pituitary adenomaThe most… … Wikipedia
endocrine gland — noun Date: 1914 a gland (as the thyroid or the pituitary) that produces an endocrine secretion called also ductless gland … New Collegiate Dictionary
endocrine gland — ductless gland a gland that manufactures one or more hormones and secretes them directly into the bloodstream (and not through a duct to the exterior). Endocrine glands include the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands, the ovary… … The new mediacal dictionary
endocrine gland — en′docrine gland n. anat. any gland, as the thyroid, adrenal, or pituitary gland, that secretes hormones into the blood or lymph; ductless gland • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
endocrine gland — noun Any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct. Syn: ductless gland Ant: exocrine gland See Also: gonad, pancreas, placenta … Wiktionary
endocrine gland — /ˈɛndəkrən glænd/ (say enduhkruhn gland) noun any of various glands (as the thyroid gland, suprarenal bodies, pituitary body, etc.) which secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream, without a duct …
endocrine gland — any of various glands, as the thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary glands, that secrete certain substances or hormones directly into the blood or lymph; ductless gland. [1910 15] * * * … Universalium
