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Endocrinology

//ˌɛn.də.kɹɪˈnɒ.lə.d͡ʒi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The study of the endocrine glands of the human body, the hormones produced by them, and their related disorders. countable, uncountable

    "The first journal devoted to endocrinology wasnʼt founded until 1917."

  2. 2
    the branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions wordnet

Etymology

From French endocrinologie, or endocrine + -ology.

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