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paracrine

/pæɹəkɹaɪn/

paracrine adjective: describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream.

Adjective

paracrine (not comparable)

  1. Describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream
    Synonyms:
    paracrinal

Synonyms of paracrine

Origin of paracrine

From para- + -crine, modelled on German parakrin.

Words formed from paracrine

Questions about paracrine

What does paracrine mean?
Paracrine means describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream.
What part of speech is paracrine?
Paracrine is an adjective.
How do you pronounce paracrine?
Paracrine is pronounced /pæɹəkɹaɪn/.

Words near paracrine in the dictionary

  1. paracresol
  2. paracress
  3. paracriminal
  4. paracrinal
  5. paracrinally
  6. paracrine
  7. paracrinely
  8. paracriny
  9. paracristid
  10. paracristids
  11. paracrocodylomorph

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