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endocrinological

endocrinological

1 7.5
About hormones, the glands that make them, and the study of how they work
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛndəˌkraɪnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : endocrinológico
  • After conducting an endocrinological assessment, the specialists recommended a treatment plan based on the patient's hormone levels.
  • endocrinological system

Examples

  • Mercury poisoning can affect the body's neurological, immunological, and endocrinological processes.

    Blog text (18)
  • This all strongly suggests there is a much closer connection between human and non-human animal endocrinological systems and behavior than is allowed by Andreadis.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Parental reports revealed that all participants were free of any neurological, immunological, or endocrinological diseases.

    Academic text (2018)
  • This result is also important as an indication of the potential maladaptiveness of our ancient endocrinological reward system, in that depending on the context, more morality is not necessarily or always better.

    Academic text (2014)
  • What likely regulates fat accumulation in humans is determined by many factors, including genetic, environmental, neural, endocrinological, psychosocial, and behavioral.

    Blog text (4)
  • These group discrimination effects, manifest through manipulation of the endocrinological system, suggest that the human brain may have evolved to sustain ethnocentrism as an adaptive mechanism to sustain group cohesion and restrict access to limited resources.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Adults who had been exposed to synthetic compounds over a lifetime of feeding in contaminated areas experienced endocrinological abnormalities (Guillette et al. 1994) and reduced clutch success (Rauschenberger et al. 2007).

    Academic text (2008)
  • The doctor specializes in endocrinological disorders, helping patients with hormonal imbalances.

  • Understanding endocrinological changes during puberty is essential for healthy development in adolescents.

Synonyms

hormonal
vsendocrinological
52 3.9

Connected with the body's chemical signals that control growth, mood, and body changes

focuses instead on glands and the scientific study of hormones
endocrine
vsendocrinological
  • Specialized
8 6.7

Relating to glands that release hormones into the blood

is broader and also covers the scientific study of hormones
endocrinal
vsendocrinological
  • Specialized
8.7

Relating to glands that make hormones

includes that gland focus but also covers scientific study of hormones

How Specialized

endocrinological
  • Specialized
1 7.5
obstetrics
  • Specialized
13 4.4
gynecology
  • Specialized
9 4.1
women's health
  • Specialized
29 2.8
primary care
47 3.0

Surface Forms

endocrinological positive

Morphology

endocrinological = endocrinology (transparent) = endocrinology + ical

Formed from the noun 'endocrinology' with the regular adjectival suffix '-ical' (orthographic adjustment from '-y' to '-ical'), so the meaning 'relating to endocrinology or hormones' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Endocrinological breaks into Greek parts endo- meaning 'inside' and -crine meaning 'to send out', plus -logical meaning 'study'. So endocrinological is about the glands 'inside' the body that 'send out' hormones and the study of those hormones.