endocrinology

English

Etymology

From French endocrinologie, or endocrine +‎ -ology.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛn.də.kɹɪˈnɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛn.də.kɹɪˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
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  • Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi

Noun

endocrinology (countable and uncountable, plural endocrinologies)

  1. (physiology) The study of the endocrine glands of the human body, the hormones produced by them, and their related disorders.
    • 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 169:
      The first journal devoted to endocrinology wasnʼt founded until 1917.

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