paracrine
adjective
para·crine ˈper-ə-krən 
-ˌkrīn
-ˌkrīn ˈpa-rə-
: of, relating to, promoted by, or being a substance secreted by a cell and acting on adjacent cells compare autocrine
Word History
Etymology
para entry 1- + -crine (as in endocrine)
First Known Use
1952, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
paracrine
adjective
para·crine ˈpar-ə-krən -ˌkrīn
-ˌkrīn : of, relating to, promoted by, or being a substance secreted by a cell and acting on adjacent cells
paracrine stimulation of tumor growth
M. B. Rettig et al.
compare autocrine M. B. Rettig et al.