endocrine gland

English

Noun

endocrine gland (plural endocrine glands)

(anatomy) Any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct.
Synonym: ductless gland

Antonym: exocrine gland

Hyponyms: pineal gland, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, pancreas, adrenal gland, gonads (ovaries/testes)
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 166:
  An endocrine gland is one that secretes its products directly into the bloodstream.

Translations

any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct

Catalan: glàndula endocrina f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 內分泌腺／内分泌腺 (zh) (nèifēnmìxiàn)
Czech: žláza s vnitřní sekrecí f, endokrinní žláza f
Estonian: sisenõrenääre
Finnish: umpirauhanen (fi), sisäeritysrauhanen, hormonirauhanen
French: glande endocrine f
German: Hormondrüse (de) f, Endokrindrüse f, endokrine Drüse f
Greek: ενδοκρινής αδένας m (endokrinís adénas)
Hungarian: endokrin mirigy, belső elválasztású mirigy
Irish: faireog inchríneach f, faireog hormónach f
Italian: ghiandola endocrina (it) f
Japanese: 内分泌腺 (ja) (ないぶんぴつせん, naibunpitsusen)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: endokrint organ n, endokrin kjertel m
Romanian: glandă endocrină (ro) f
Russian: эндокри́нная железа́ (ru) f (endokrínnaja železá)
Thai: ต่อมไร้ท่อ (dtɔ̀m-rái-tɔ̂ɔ)
Ukrainian: ендокри́нна за́лоза f (endokrýnna záloza)
Welsh: chwarren endocrin f

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