ENDOCRINOLOGY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("endocrinology" is a kind of...):

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Domain member category:

taret organ ((endocrinology) organ most affected by a particular hormone)

Derivation:

endocrinologist (physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system)