endocrine gland

Questions about endocrine gland

What does endocrine gland mean?

endocrine gland means "any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream".

What is another word for endocrine gland?

Close synonyms include endocrine, ductless gland. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is endocrine gland a common word?

endocrine gland is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.