endocrinologist

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UK/ˈɛn.dəʊ.kɹɪnˌɒl.ə.dʒɪst/

noun

A person who is skilled at, or practices, endocrinology.

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Meanings

nounendocrinologist (plural endocrinologists)

plural endocrinologists

  1. A person who is skilled at, or practices, endocrinology.

    Some endocrinologists argue that our core understanding of T, as a fundamentally male sex hormone, is inherently flawed.

    2023 April 5, Mark Hay, “Does Testosterone Affect Your Politics?”, in VICE
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    They standardize the terminology that professionals should use with patients and reaffirms the role that an endocrinologist should play in the patient’s broader individualized care.

    2024 February 26, Jen Christiansen, “First on CNN: Major medical society re-examines clinical guidelines for gender-affirming care”, in CNN

Origin

Translations

Catalan endocrinòleg
  • endocrinòlegpractitioner of endocrinology
Chinese Mandarin 內分泌學家 /内分泌学家
  • 內分泌學家 /内分泌学家 (nèifēnmìxuéjiā)practitioner of endocrinology
Danish endokrinolog
  • endokrinologpractitioner of endocrinology
Dutch endocrinoloog
  • endocrinoloogpractitioner of endocrinology
Esperanto endokrinologo
  • endokrinologopractitioner of endocrinology
Finnish endokrinologi
  • endokrinologipractitioner of endocrinology
French endocrinologue
  • endocrinologuepractitioner of endocrinology
German Endokrinologe, Endokrinologin
  • Endokrinologepractitioner of endocrinology
  • Endokrinologinpractitioner of endocrinology
Greek ενδοκρινολόγος
  • ενδοκρινολόγος (endokrinológos)practitioner of endocrinology
Hungarian endokrinológus
  • endokrinológuspractitioner of endocrinology
Indonesian endokrinolog
  • endokrinologpractitioner of endocrinology
Italian endocrinologo, endocrinologa
  • endocrinologopractitioner of endocrinology
  • endocrinologapractitioner of endocrinology
Latin endocrinologista, endocrinologistus
  • endocrinologistapractitioner of endocrinology
  • endocrinologistuspractitioner of endocrinology
Norwegian Bokmål endokrinolog
  • endokrinologpractitioner of endocrinology
Polish endokrynolog
  • endokrynologpractitioner of endocrinology
Portuguese endocrinologista
  • endocrinologistapractitioner of endocrinology
Romanian endocrinolog, endocrinologă
  • endocrinologpractitioner of endocrinology
  • endocrinologăpractitioner of endocrinology
Russian эндокрино́лог
  • эндокрино́лог (endokrinólog)practitioner of endocrinology
Spanish endocrinólogo
  • endocrinólogopractitioner of endocrinology
Swedish endokrinolog
  • endokrinologpractitioner of endocrinology
Turkish endokrinolog
  • endokrinologpractitioner of endocrinology
Cite this entry
APA

endocrinologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endocrinologist

MLA

“endocrinologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endocrinologist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endocrinologist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endocrinologist.

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