Definition
Relating to or produced by the endocrine system, which includes glands that release hormones directly into the bloodstream.
Etymology
From Greek 'endo-' (within) + 'krinein' (to separate or secrete), formed in the late 19th century to describe internal secretion glands.
Kelly Says
The term 'endocrine' was coined to distinguish these glands from 'exocrine' glands like sweat glands that release substances through ducts—a revolutionary distinction that transformed how scientists understood the body's chemical communication systems.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
内分泌
en-doh-se-kre-ti
ARالعربية
الغدد الصماء
al-ghuddud as-sama'a
BNবাংলা
এন্ডোক্রিন
an-doh-kro-n
CACatalà
endocrí
en-doh-kri
CSČeština
endokrinní
en-doh-kri-n-ni
DADansk
endokrin
en-doh-kri-n
DEDeutsch
endokrin
en-doh-kri-n
ELΕλληνικά
ενδοκρινής
en-doh-kri-nis
ESEspañol
endocrino
en-doh-kri-noh
FAفارسی
اندوکرین
an-doh-kri-n
FISuomi
endokriini
en-doh-kri-ni
FRFrançais
endocrinien
en-doh-kri-n-ee-an
GUGU
એન્ડોક્રિન
en-doh-kri-n
HAHA
endocrin
en-doh-kri-n
HEעברית
אנדוקריני
an-doh-kri-ni
HIहिन्दी
एंडोक्राइन
an-doh-kri-n
HUMagyar
endokrin
en-doh-kri-n
IDBahasa Indonesia
endokrin
en-doh-kri-n
IGIG
endocrin
en-doh-kri-n
ITItaliano
endocrino
en-doh-kri-noh
KKKK
эндокрин
en-doh-kri-n
MRMR
एंडोक्राइन
an-doh-kri-n
MSBahasa Melayu
endokrin
en-doh-kri-n
MYမြန်မာ
အင်းဒိုကရင်း
an-doh-kri-ng
NLNederlands
endocrien
en-doh-kri-en
NONorsk
endokrin
en-doh-kri-n
PAPA
ਇੰਡੋਕ੍ਰਿਨ
in-doh-kri-n
PLPolski
endokrynny
en-doh-kryn-ny
PTPortuguês
endocrino
en-doh-kri-noh
RORomână
endocrin
en-doh-kri-n
RUРусский
эндокринный
en-doh-kri-n-nyy
SVSvenska
endokrin
en-doh-kri-n
SWKiswahili
endokrini
en-doh-kri-ni
TAதமிழ்
உள் சுரப்பி
ul surapp-i
THไทย
ต่อมไร้ท่อ
dtua-m rai-tho
TLTL
endokrin
en-doh-kri-n
TRTürkçe
endokrin
en-doh-kri-n
UKУкраїнська
ендокринний
en-doh-kri-n-niy
URاردو
اندوکرین
an-doh-kri-n
VITiếng Việt
endocrino
en-doh-kri-noh
YOYO
endocrin
en-doh-kri-n
ZUZU
endocrin
en-doh-kri-n