Thesaurus:endocrine gland

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endocrine gland

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Noun

Sense: gland that secretes hormones directly into the blood or lymph

Synonyms

• endocrine gland
• ductless gland

Antonyms

• exocrine gland    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• adrenal gland
• parathyroid gland
• pineal gland
• pituitary gland
• thyroid gland
• thymus
• pancreas
• gonad    [⇒ thesaurus]
• ovary
• testes

Hypernyms

• gland    [⇒ thesaurus]
• organ    [⇒ thesaurus]

Holonyms

• endocrine system    [⇒ thesaurus]
• body    [⇒ thesaurus]