Meanings
adjectiveparacrine (not comparable)
- not comparableDescribing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream
Synonyms: paracrinal
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDescribing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream
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Origin
From para- + -crine, modelled on German parakrin.
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APA
paracrine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paracrine
MLA
“paracrine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paracrine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paracrine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paracrine.
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