endocrino

See also: endócrino

Italian

Etymology

From endo- +‎ Ancient Greek κρίνειν (krínein, “to separate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enˈdɔ.kri.no/
• Rhymes: -ɔkrino
• Hyphenation: en‧dò‧cri‧no

Adjective

endocrino (feminine endocrina, masculine plural endocrini, feminine plural endocrine)

1. (physiology) endocrine

Related terms

• endocrinologia
• ghiandola endocrina
• sistema endocrino

Anagrams

• corindone, rinocendo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /endoˈkɾino/ [ẽn̪.d̪oˈkɾi.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: en‧do‧cri‧no

Etymology 1

From Latin endocrinus, itself from endo- + Ancient Greek κρίνειν (krínein, “to separate”).

Adjective

endocrino (feminine endocrina, masculine plural endocrinos, feminine plural endocrinas)

1. endocrine

Derived terms

• glándula endocrina

 

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of endocrinólogo.

Noun

endocrino m (plural endocrinos, feminine endocrina, feminine plural endocrinas)

1. endocrinologist

   Synonyms: endocrinólogo, endocrinóloga

Further reading

• “endocrino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28