ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does endocrine system mean? 

• ENDOCRINE SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun ENDOCRINE SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity

  Familiarity information: ENDOCRINE SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENDOCRINE SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("endocrine system" is a kind of...):

system (a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts)

Meronyms (parts of "endocrine system"):

ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)

Holonyms ("endocrine system" is a part of...):

body; organic structure (the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being))

 Context examples 

The medical science and specialty practice concerned with all aspects of disease of the genital tract, endocrine system, and reproductive system of the female.

(Gynecologic Pathology, NCI Thesaurus)

A branch of medicine that specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the endocrine system, which includes the glands and organs that make hormones.

(Endocrinology, NCI Dictionary)

A doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the endocrine system (the glands and organs that make hormones).

(Endocrinologist, NCI Dictionary)

An inherited condition that may result in the development of cancers of the endocrine system.

(MEN syndrome, NCI Dictionary)

Having to do with the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system.

(Neuroendocrine, NCI Dictionary)

The study of the anatomical and functional relationships between the nervous system and the endocrine system.

(Neuroendocrinology, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Studies of the interactions between the nervous system and endocrine system.

(Neuroendocrinology, NCI Thesaurus)

Pituitary hormones are produced by the pituitary gland, the master gland of the endocrine system which is located at the base of the brain.

(Pituitary Hormone, NCI Thesaurus)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to endocrine system findings.

(Endocrine System Findings Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the endocrine system.

(Endocrine Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)