Definition of endocrine
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : secreting internally specifically : producing secretions that are distributed in the body by way of the bloodstream hormones produced by the endocrine system
2 : of, relating to, affecting, or resembling an endocrine gland or secretion
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endocrine
nounDefinition of endocrine (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : hormone sense 1
2 : endocrine gland
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The first known use of endocrine was in 1914
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