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ˌɛn doʊ krəˈnɒl ə dʒi, -kraɪ-en·docrinol·o·gy

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  1. endocrinologynoun

    the branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions

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  1. endocrinologynoun

    The study of the endocrine glands of the human body, the hormones produced by them, and their related disorders

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  1. Endocrinology

    Endocrinology (from endocrine + -ology) is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. It is also concerned with the integration of developmental events proliferation, growth, and differentiation, and the psychological or behavioral activities of metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sleep, digestion, respiration, excretion, mood, stress, lactation, movement, reproduction, and sensory perception caused by hormones. Specializations include behavioral endocrinology and comparative endocrinology.The endocrine system consists of several glands, all in different parts of the body, that secrete hormones directly into the blood rather than into a duct system. Therefore, endocrine glands are regarded as ductless glands. Hormones have many different functions and modes of action; one hormone may have several effects on different target organs, and, conversely, one target organ may be affected by more than one hormone.

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  1. endocrinology

    Endocrinology is a branch of medical science that focuses on the structure and function of glands and hormones, and their related disorders. It studies how hormones regulate various bodily functions, including growth and development, metabolism, mood, reproduction and sensory perception. It also involves diagnosis and treatment of diseases related to the endocrine system.

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  1. Endocrinology

    Endocrinology is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions called hormones, the integration of developmental events proliferation, growth, and differentiation and the coordination of metabolism, respiration, excretion, movement, reproduction, and sensory perception depend on chemical cues, substances synthesized and secreted by specialized cells. Endocrinology is concerned with study of the biosynthesis, storage, chemistry, biochemical and physiological function of hormones and with the cells of the endocrine glands and tissues that secrete them. The endocrine system consists of several glands, all in different parts of the body, that secrete hormones directly into the blood rather than into a duct system. Hormones have many different functions and modes of action; one hormone may have several effects on different target organs, and, conversely, one target organ may be affected by more than one hormone. In the original 1902 definition by Bayliss and Starling, they specified that, to be classified as a hormone, a chemical must be produced by an organ, be released into the blood, and be transported by the blood to a distant organ to exert its specific function. This definition holds for most "classical" hormones, but there are also paracrine mechanisms, autocrine signals, and intracrine signals. A neuroendocrine signal is a "classical" hormone that is released into the blood by a neurosecretory neuron.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Endocrinology

    A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the metabolism, physiology, and disorders of the endocrine system.

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    The numerical value of Endocrinology in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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    The numerical value of Endocrinology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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