endocrine system

noun

A control system of ductless glands that secrete hormones which circulate via the bloodstream to affect cells within specific organs.

Meanings

nounendocrine system (plural endocrine systems)

plural endocrine systems

  1. medicineA control system of ductless glands that secrete hormones which circulate via the bloodstream to affect cells within specific organs.

Translations

Arabic جِهَاز اَلْغُدَد اَلصَّمَاء
  • جِهَاز اَلْغُدَد اَلصَّمَاء (jihāz al-ḡudad aṣ-ṣamāʔ)system of ductless glands
Chinese Mandarin 內分泌系統 /内分泌系统
  • 內分泌系統 /内分泌系统 (nèifēnmì xìtǒng)system of ductless glands
Finnish umpieritysjärjestelmä, sisäeritysjärjestelmä
  • umpieritysjärjestelmäsystem of ductless glands
  • sisäeritysjärjestelmäsystem of ductless glands
French système endocrinien
  • système endocriniensystem of ductless glands
German Hormonsystem, endokrines System
  • Hormonsystemsystem of ductless glands
  • endokrines Systemsystem of ductless glands
Hindi अंतःस्रावी तंत्र
  • अंतःस्रावी तंत्र (antaḥsrāvī tantra)system of ductless glands
Hungarian endokrin rendszer
  • endokrin rendszersystem of ductless glands
Italian sistema endocrino
  • sistema endocrinosystem of ductless glands
Latin systema endocrinum
  • systema endocrinumsystem of ductless glands
Polish układ dokrewny, układ endokrynny
  • układ dokrewnysystem of ductless glands
  • układ endokrynnysystem of ductless glands
  • układ hormonalnysystem of ductless glands
  • układ wewnątrzwydzielniczysystem of ductless glands
Romanian sistem endocrin
  • sistem endocrinsystem of ductless glands
Turkish endokrin sistem, hormonal sistem
  • endokrin sistemsystem of ductless glands
  • hormonal sistemsystem of ductless glands
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