Endocrine
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| Endocrine | |
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| Term | Endocrine |
| Short definition | endocrine (DE-doh-krin) Refers to tissue that produces and releases hormones that enter the bloodstream and control the actions of other cells or organs. Some examples of endocrine tissues are the pituitary, thyroid, and adrenal glands |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
endocrine - (pronounced) (DE-doh-krin) Refers to tissue that produces and releases hormones that enter the bloodstream and control the actions of other cells or organs. Some examples of endocrine tissues are the pituitary, thyroid, and adrenal glands
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