Meanings
nounendocrine system (plural endocrine systems)
plural endocrine systems
- 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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APA
endocrine system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endocrine%20system
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“endocrine system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endocrine%20system. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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