endocrine gland

endocrine gland

English

An overview of endocrine glands

Noun

endocrine gland (plural endocrine glands)

1. (anatomy) Any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct.
   • 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.

   Synonym: ductless gland

   Antonym: exocrine gland

   Hyponyms: pineal gland, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, pancreas, adrenal gland, gonads (ovaries/testes)

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, 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 (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)

See also

• placenta
• thymus