ENDOCRINE GLAND as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
   Synonym(s)
   • ductless gland (what does ductless gland mean?)
   • endocrine (what does endocrine mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) endocrine gland is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • gland (what does gland mean?)
   • secretory organ (what does secretory organ mean?)
   • secretor (what does secretor mean?)
   • secreter (what does secreter mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • thyroid gland (what does thyroid gland mean?)
   • thyroid (what does thyroid mean?)
   • parathyroid gland (what does parathyroid gland mean?)
   • parathyroid (what does parathyroid mean?)
   • adrenal gland (what does adrenal gland mean?)
   • adrenal (what does adrenal mean?)
   • suprarenal gland (what does suprarenal gland mean?)
   • prostate gland (what does prostate gland mean?)
   • prostate (what does prostate mean?)
   • thymus gland (what does thymus gland mean?)
   • thymus (what does thymus mean?)
   • pituitary (what does pituitary mean?)
   • pituitary gland (what does pituitary gland mean?)
   • pituitary body (what does pituitary body mean?)
   • hypophysis (what does hypophysis mean?)
   • anterior pituitary (what does anterior pituitary mean?)
   • anterior pituitary gland (what does anterior pituitary gland mean?)
   • adenohypophysis (what does adenohypophysis mean?)
   • pars distilis (what does pars distilis mean?)
   • pars anterior (what does pars anterior mean?)
   • pars intermedia (what does pars intermedia mean?)
   • posterior pituitary (what does posterior pituitary mean?)
   • posterior pituitary gland (what does posterior pituitary gland mean?)
   • neurohypophysis (what does neurohypophysis mean?)
   • pars nervosa (what does pars nervosa mean?)
   • pineal gland (what does pineal gland mean?)
   • pineal body (what does pineal body mean?)
   • epiphysis cerebri (what does epiphysis cerebri mean?)
   • epiphysis (what does epiphysis mean?)
   • islands of Langerhans (what does islands of Langerhans mean?)
   • isles of Langerhans (what does isles of Langerhans mean?)
   • islets of Langerhans (what does islets of Langerhans mean?)
   • adrenal cortex (what does adrenal cortex mean?)
   • adrenal medulla (what does adrenal medulla mean?)
   • corpus luteum (what does corpus luteum mean?)
   • gonad (what does gonad mean?)
   • sex gland (what does sex gland mean?)