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Noun endocrine gland has 1 sense
- endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland - any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
--1 is a kind of gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter
--1 is a part of endocrine system
--1 has particulars: | thyroid gland, thyroid; parathyroid gland, parathyroid; adrenal gland, adrenal, suprarenal gland; prostate gland, prostate; thymus gland, thymus; pituitary, pituitary gland, pituitary body, hypophysis; anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis; pars distilis, pars anterior; pars intermedia; posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa; pineal gland, pineal body, epiphysis cerebri, epiphysis; islands of Langerhans, isles of Langerhans, islets of Langerhans; adrenal cortex; adrenal medulla; corpus luteum; gonad, sex gland |
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