endocrinology
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Endocrinology — (from Greek gr. ἔνδον, endon , within ; gr. κρῑνω, krīnō , to separate ; and gr. λογία, logia ) is a branch of medicine dealing with disorder of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones.Function of endocrine organs,… … Wikipedia
Endocrinology — Titre abrégé Endocrinology Discipline Endocrinologie Langue Anglais Directeur de publication Jeffrey D … Wikipédia en Français
endocrinology — 1919, from ENDOCRINE (Cf. endocrine) + LOGY (Cf. logy) … Etymology dictionary
endocrinology — [en΄dō kri näl′ə jē, en΄dōkrīnäl′ə jē] n. the branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their hormones endocrinological [en΄dōkrin΄ə läj′i kəl, en΄dōkrī΄nəläj′i kəl] adj. endocrinologist n … English World dictionary
endocrinology — endocrinologic /en doh krin l oj ik, kruyn , kreen /, endocrinological, adj. endocrinologist, n. /en doh kreuh nol euh jee, kruy /, n. the branch of biology dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions, esp. in relation to their… … Universalium
Endocrinology — The study of the medical aspects of hormones and their associated diseases and conditions. A medical endocrinologist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and management of hormone conditions. Endocrinologists have backgrounds in a… … Medical dictionary
Endocrinology (journal) — Endocrinology (ISSN 0013 7227) is a biomedical scientific journal published by The Endocrine Society. It is the Society s oldest journal, it was first published in 1917. Dealing with the science of endocrinology among its topics are growth… … Wikipedia
endocrinology — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1913 a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, function, and disorders of the endocrine glands • endocrinologist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
endocrinology — n. [Gr. endon, within; krinein, to separate; logos, discourse] Study of endocrine glands and secretions and their various effects, e.g., molting, metamorphosis and oocyte production … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
endocrinology — study of glands Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
