endocrine gland

noun
1.
any of various glands, as the thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary glands, that secrete certain substances or hormones directly into the blood or lymph; ductless gland.
Origin
1910-15
Examples from the web for endocrine gland
  • The pituitary gland is a pea-sized endocrine gland located at the base of the brain.
  • Blood tests are used to evaluate the function of each endocrine gland.
British Dictionary definitions for endocrine gland

endocrine gland

noun
1.
any of the glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream, including the pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, testes, ovaries, and the pancreatic islets of Langerhans Also called ductless gland
endocrine gland in Medicine

endocrine gland n.
Any of various ductless glands, such as the thyroid, adrenal, or pituitary, having hormonal secretions that pass directly into the bloodstream. Also called ductless gland.

endocrine gland in Science
endocrine gland
  (ěn'də-krĭn, -krēn')   
A gland of the body that produces hormones and secretes them directly into the bloodstream. In mammals, the thyroid gland, adrenal glands, and pituitary gland, as well as the ovaries, testes, and the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas are endocrine glands.
endocrine gland in Culture
endocrine gland [(en-duh-krin, en-duh-kreen, en-duh-kreyen)]

A gland that secretes hormones directly into the blood. These glands make up the endocrine system.

Encyclopedia Article for endocrine gland

endocrine system

any of the systems found in animals for the production of hormones, substances that regulate the functioning of the organism. Such a system may range, at its simplest, from the neurosecretory, involving one or more centres in the nervous system, to the complex array of glands found in the human endocrine system.

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