endocrine gland
endocrine gland noun: any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct.
Noun
endocrine gland (plural endocrine glands)
- Any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct.
- An endocrine gland is one that secretes its products directly into the bloodstream.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 166
- Synonyms:
- ductless gland
- Antonyms:
- exocrine gland
endocrine gland meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Thai
endocrine gland in Hindi
- endocrine gland
- अंतःस्रावी antaḥsrāvī
endocrine gland in Tamil
- நாளமில்லாச் சுரப்பி, அகஞ்சுரக்குஞ்சுரப்பி, உள்ளுறிஞ்சற்சுரப்பி, அகஞ்சுரக்குஞ் சுரப்பி
endocrine gland in Thai
- any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct
- ต่อมไร้ท่อ dtɔ̀m-rái-tɔ̂ɔ
Synonyms of endocrine gland
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Forms of endocrine gland
| plural | endocrine glands |
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Questions about endocrine gland
- What does endocrine gland mean?
- Endocrine gland means any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct.
- What is endocrine gland in Hindi?
- Endocrine gland in Hindi is अंतःस्रावी (antaḥsrāvī). See Endocrine gland meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is endocrine gland?
- Endocrine gland is a noun.
- What is the plural of endocrine gland?
- The plural of endocrine gland is endocrine glands.
Words near endocrine gland in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: endocrine gland (page history and authors); अंतःस्रावी (Hindi) (page history and authors); endocrine gland (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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