endocrinology

noun en·do·cri·nol·o·gy \ˌen-də-kri-ˈnä-lə-jē, -ˌkrī-\

Definition of ENDOCRINOLOGY

: a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, function, and disorders of the endocrine glands

— en·do·cri·nol·o·gist \-jist\ noun

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: circa 1913

Medical Dictionary

noun en·do·cri·nol·o·gy \ˌen-də-kri-ˈnäl-ə-jē, -ˌkrī-\

plural en·do·cri·nol·o·gies

: a science dealing with the endocrine glands

—en·do·cri·nol·o·gist \-jəst\ noun

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