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Definition of Endocrinology

1. Noun. The branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions.

Definition of Endocrinology

1. Noun. (context: physiology) The study of the endocrine glands of the human body, the hormones produced by them, and their related disorders ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Endocrinology

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Medical Definition of Endocrinology

1. The scientific study of the function and pathology of the endocrineglands (for example the thyroid gland, pituitary gland, etc.) (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Endocrinology

Literary usage of Endocrinology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"3(1977). i, B., and L. Pupp, Endocrinology 77, 553 i. NE, Rubenson. ... JM, Endocrinology 95. 554 15. Wheaton, JE, Krulich, L., and McCann. ..."

2. The Internal Secretions in Practical Medicine by Henry Robert Harrower (1917)
"XVII CONNECTING LINKS BETWEEN Endocrinology AND OTO-RHINOLOGY ON first thought the connection between the internal secretory organs and the ear, ..."

3. Essays on the Internal Secretions, 1920: Comprising the Winning by Henry Robert Harrower (1921)
"... IV Endocrinology IN EVERY-DAY MEDICINE By G. GINSBURG, MD, Philadelphia, Pa. Internal secretions are chemical substances organic in nature, ..."

4. Anabolic Steroid Abuse by Geraline C. Lin (1996)
"Hoskins, RG Endocrinology, the Glands and Their Functions. ... Endocrinology 23:135-153, 1938. Kochakian, CD Effect of male hormone on protein metabolism of ..."

5. Mental diseases: a public health porblem by James Vance May (1922)
"... XH Endocrinology AND PSYCHIATRY The important influence exercised by the glandular structures on the human organism has long been recognized. ..."

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