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Endocrine system

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systemnounA group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole.
organ systemnoun(biology) A group of organs that work together as a biological system to perform one or more functions.
circulatory systemnoun(physiology) The parts of an animal body comprising the heart, blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries), and blood, which circulate the blood around the body.
ectohormonenoun(biology) Any hormone that is secreted into an individual's environment and affects the behaviour or activity of another individual (of the same or different species) in the manner of a pheromone.
hormonomenoun(biochemistry) All the hormones in an organism
reproductive systemnoun(anatomy) The system of organs within an organism which work together for the purpose of reproduction.
endocrinogenesisnoun(biology) The generation and differentiation of endocrine cells
endobiotic(of a parasite or symbiont) living within the tissues of a host.
metabolostatnoun(rare) An organ or system that regulates metabolism.
hormonomicsnoun(biochemistry) The study of hormonomes
circulationnounThe act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
end organnounThe ultimately affected organ in a chain of events, such as a disease process (pathophysiology) or a drug's mechanism of action (sometimes called a target organ in this sense).
open circulatory systemnounA system of circulation which is achieved primarily from the heart beating and muscle-induced locomotion of the organism, circulation without veins.
hormonogenesisnoun(biochemistry) The biosynthesis of hormones
organopathynounThe homeopathic theory that certain remedies act locally in specific organs.
dyshomeostasisnoun(physiology) An imbalance or other breakdown of a homeostasis system
somatotrophnoun(biology) One of a set of cells, in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that produces the growth hormone somatotropin.
sex hormonenounA hormone, such as testosterone in males or estrogen in females, affecting sexual development and reproduction.
homeodynamicsnoun(biology) A dynamic form of homeostasis involving the constantly changing interrelatedness of body components while an overall equilibrium is maintained
gonadogenesisnoun(physiology) The generation and development of the gonads.

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