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ENDOCRINAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions
Example:
endocrine system
Synonyms:
endocrinal; endocrine
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)
Derivation:
endocrine (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)
endocrine (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)