neuroendocrine

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adjective

pertaining to the nervous system and endocrine system together

“a neuroendocrine cancer”

OriginEnglish endocrine ← Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ →
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Meanings

adjectiveneuroendocrine (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicinepertaining to the nervous system and endocrine system together

    a neuroendocrine cancer

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Englishendocrine
  7. Englishneuroendocrine

From neuro- + endocrine.

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Translations

Czech neuroendokrinní
  • neuroendokrinnípertaining to the nervous system and endocrine system together
Finnish neuroendokriininen
  • neuroendokriininenpertaining to the nervous system and endocrine system together
German neuroendokrin
  • neuroendokrinpertaining to the nervous system and endocrine system together
Greek νευροενδοκρινής
  • νευροενδοκρινής (nevroendokrinís)pertaining to the nervous system and endocrine system together
Romanian neuroendocrin
  • neuroendocrinpertaining to the nervous system and endocrine system together
Spanish neuroendocrino
  • neuroendocrinopertaining to the nervous system and endocrine system together
Cite this entry
APA

neuroendocrine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroendocrine

MLA

“neuroendocrine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroendocrine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuroendocrine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroendocrine.

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