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 — 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 — noun The study of the endocrine glands of the human body, the hormones produced by them, and their related disorders See Also: endocrine …   Wiktionary

• endocrinology — study of glands Sciences and Studies …   Phrontistery dictionary