endocrinology

noun

en·​do·​cri·​nol·​o·​gy ˌen-də-kri-ˈnä-lə-jē How to pronounce endocrinology (audio)
-ˌkrī-
: a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, function, and disorders of the endocrine glands
endocrinologist noun

Examples of endocrinology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Review the sources used below for this article: National Library of Medicine: National Center for Biotechnology Information: Depression and Anxiety: The effect of vitamin D supplement on negative emotions: A systematic review and meta-analysis International journal of endocrinology. Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024 In 1969, the committee of scientists that advised the National Institutes of Health on endocrinology research convened a meeting to prepare for cutting off support to the two laboratories. Nicholas Wade, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024 Confused and a little concerned, Max’s dad called the endocrinology clinic’s office and was told by an administrative staff member that his son could no longer get hormone therapy at MUSC. Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 6 Dec. 2023 Hashimoto’s is a common, manageable disease according to Dr. Terry Davies, a professor of medicine and director of the division of endocrinology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023 Services offered include endocrinology, orthopedics, gastroenterology and onsite laboratory and X-ray services. Megan Becka, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023 According to Vineeth Mohan, M.D., an endocrinologist and chairman in the department of endocrinology and metabolism at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital in Florida, people have different tolerances to temperature and there’s a great degree of normal variation. Cassie Shortsleeve, Men's Health, 28 Aug. 2023 Consistent exercise is better than none at all, said Jason Ng, MD, a clinical associate professor of endocrinology and metabolism at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 26 July 2023 Cincinnati Children’s was named in the top 10 of each of these areas and No. 1 in cancer care, diabetes and endocrinology, neonatology and urology. The Enquirer, 21 June 2023

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Word History

Etymology

probably borrowed from Italian endocrinologia, from endocrine endocrine entry 1 + -o- -o- + -logia -logy

Note: According to some sources coined by the Italian physician Nicola Pende (1880-1970) in 1909 (e.g., in Garabed Eknoyan, "Emergence of the concept of endocrine function and endocrinology," Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease, vol. 11, no. 4 [October, 2004], p. 375), though without bibliographic citation. Pende used the word in the title of his treatise Endocrinologia: patologia e clinica degli organi a secrezione interna (Milan and Bologna, 1916).

First Known Use

circa 1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of endocrinology was circa 1913

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“Endocrinology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endocrinology. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

endocrinology

noun
en·​do·​cri·​nol·​o·​gy ˌen-də-kri-ˈnäl-ə-jē, -ˌkrī- How to pronounce endocrinology (audio)
plural endocrinologies
: a science dealing with the endocrine glands
endocrinologist noun

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