Endocrine

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  endocrine
       adj : of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions;
             "endocrine system" [syn: {endocrinal}] [ant: {exocrine}]
       n 1: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by
            the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific
            effect [syn: {hormone}, {internal secretion}]


       2: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete
          hormones directly into the bloodstream [syn: {endocrine
          gland}, {ductless gland}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "endocrine":
     adrenal, autacoid, bile, chalone, digestive secretion, eccrine,
     exocrine, gall, gastric juice, glandular, glandulous, gonadal,
     holocrine, hormone, humoral, intestinal juice, luteal, merocrine,
     mucus, ovarian, pancreatic, pancreatic juice, prostatic,
     prostatic fluid, rheum, salivary secretion, semen, sperm,
     splenetic, tears, thymic, thyroidal, thyroxin