English noun: internal secretion |
| 1. | internal secretion (body) the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect |
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| Synonyms | endocrine, hormone |
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| Broader (hypernym) | secretion |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | ACTH, ADH, Adrenalin, adrenaline, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, adrenosterone, antidiuretic hormone, catecholamine, corticotrophin, corticotropin, epinephrin, epinephrine, gastrointestinal hormone, GI hormones, glucagon, glucocorticoid, gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin, growth hormone, human growth hormone, hypothalamic releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, insulin, melanocyte-stimulating hormone, melatonin, MSH, neurohormone, oxytocin, parathormone, parathyroid hormone, Pitocin, Pitressin, protirelin, relaxin, releasing factor, releasing hormone, RH, sex hormone, somatotrophic hormone, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, somatotropin, steroid, steroid hormone, STH, thymosin, thyroid hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyrotrophic hormone, thyrotrophin, thyrotropic hormone, thyrotropin, thyrotropin-releasing factor, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, TRF, TRH, TSH, vasopressin |
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