en·do·cri·nol·o·gy
(ĕn′də-krə-nŏl′ə-jē)n.
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the endocrine glands.
en′do·cri′no·log′ic (-krĭn′ə-lŏj′ĭk), en′do·crin′o·log′i·cal adj.
en′do·cri·nol′o·gist n.
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endocrinology
(ˌɛndəʊkraɪˈnɒlədʒɪ; -krɪ-)n
(Physiology) the branch of medical science concerned with the endocrine glands and their secretions
endocrinologic, ˌendoˌcrinoˈlogical adj
ˌendocriˈnologist n
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en•do•cri•nol•o•gy
(ˌɛn doʊ krəˈnɒl ə dʒi, -kraɪ-)n.
the study of the endocrine glands and their secretions, esp. in relation to their processes or functions.
[1915–20]
en`do•crin`o•log′ic (-ˌkrɪn lˈɒdʒ ɪk, -ˌkraɪn-) en`do•crin`o•log′i•cal, adj.
en`do•cri•nol′o•gist, n.
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en·do·cri·nol·o·gy
(ĕn′də-krə-nŏl′ə-jē) The branch of biology or medicine that deals with endocrine glands, their functions, and their diseases.
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endocrinology
the branch of medical science concerned with endocrine glands and their secretions. — endocrinologist, n. — endocrinologie, endocrinological, adj.
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endocrinology
The branch of medicine that deals with the endocrine glands.
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| Noun | 1. |  endocrinology - the branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretionstaret organ - (endocrinology) organ most affected by a particular hormone medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
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Translations
endokrinologie
endokrinológia
endocrinology
n → Endokrinologie f
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en·do·cri·nol·o·gy
n. endocrinología, estudio de las glándulas endocrinas y las hormonas segregadas por éstas.
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endocrinology
n endocrinología, rama de la medicina que se ocupa de las hormonas y sus trastornosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.