🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

अंतःस्राव

Pronunciation / Transliteration: antahsraav

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Endocrine secretion/ˈɛn.doʊ.krɪn sɪˈkriː.ʃən/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"अंतःस्राव शरीर की रासायनिक क्रियाओं को नियंत्रित करता है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process by which endocrine glands release hormones directly into the bloodstream rather than through ducts.

    "The endocrine-secretion of insulin by the pancreas regulates blood glucose levels."
  2. 2

    The specific chemical substance or hormone produced and released directly into the circulatory system by an endocrine gland.

    "Thyroid hormones are a vital endocrine-secretion affecting overall metabolic rate."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek 'endon' (within) and 'krinein' (to separate or secrete), combined with the Latin 'secretio' (a separating or secretion). The term was coined in the late 19th and early 20th centuries during the rapid expansion of modern endocrinology to describe the internal release of hormones directly into the bloodstream.

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