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endocrine glands

endocrine glands is the plural of endocrine gland.

Meaning of endocrine gland

Noun

endocrine gland (plural endocrine glands)

  1. 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

Questions about endocrine glands

What is endocrine glands the plural of?
Endocrine glands is the plural of endocrine gland.

Words near endocrine glands in the dictionary

  1. endocrinally
  2. endocrine
  3. endocrine disruptor
  4. endocrine disruptors
  5. endocrine gland
  6. endocrine glands
  7. endocrine system
  8. endocrine systems
  9. endocrines
  10. endocrinic
  11. endocrinically

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