endocrine gland

endocrine glandendocrine glandsA. thyroidB. pituitary glandC. pineal glandD. thymusE. adrenal glandsF. pancreasG. ovaries (female)H. testes (male)

endocrine gland

n. Any of various glands producing hormonal secretions that pass directly into the bloodstream. The endocrine glands include the thyroid, parathyroids, anterior and posterior pituitary, pancreas, adrenals, pineal, and gonads. Also called ductless gland.

endocrine gland

n (Anatomy) 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

en′docrine gland`

n. any gland, as the thyroid, adrenal, or pituitary gland, that secretes hormones into the blood or lymph; ductless gland. [1910–15]

en·do·crine gland

(ĕn′də-krĭn, ĕn′də-krēn′) Any gland of the body that produces hormones and secretes them directly into the bloodstream. In mammals, the thyroid gland, adrenal gland, and pituitary gland, as well as the ovary, testis, and pancreas are all endocrine glands. ♦ The group of endocrine glands together with the hormones they secrete is known as the endocrine system. See Note at hormone.

endocrine gland

A ductless gland that secretes hormones.

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endocrine gland - any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstreamductless gland, endocrinegland, secreter, secretor, secretory organ - any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstreamendocrine system - the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activitythyroid, thyroid gland - located near the base of the neckparathyroid, parathyroid gland - any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid glandadrenal, adrenal gland, suprarenal gland - either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidneyprostate, prostate gland - a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of sementhymus gland, thymus - a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with agehypophysis, pituitary, pituitary body, pituitary gland - the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brainadenohypophysis, anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland - the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in naturepars anterior, pars distilis - the anterior part of the anterior pituitarypars intermedia - a thin piece of tissue that has become part of the posterior pituitaryneurohypophysis, pars nervosa, posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland - the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in natureepiphysis cerebri, pineal body, pineal gland, epiphysis - a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatoninislands of Langerhans, isles of Langerhans, islets of Langerhans - cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormonesadrenal cortex - the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormonesadrenal medulla - the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrinecorpus luteum - yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begungonad, sex gland - a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced

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