paracrine

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ -crine, modelled on German parakrin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pæɹəkɹaɪn/, /pæɹəkɹɪn/

Adjective

paracrine (not comparable)

  1. Describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream

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Italian

Adjective

paracrine

  1. feminine plural of paracrino
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