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单词 neuroendocrine
释义

neuroendocrine

[ noor-oh-en-duh-krin, -krahyn, -kreen, nyoor- ]
/ ˌnʊər oʊˈɛn də krɪn, -ˌkraɪn, -ˌkrin, ˌnyʊər- /

adjective

of or relating to the interactions between the nervous and endocrine systems, especially in relation to hormones.

Origin of neuroendocrine

First recorded in 1920–25; neuro- + endocrine

Words nearby neuroendocrine

neurodynamic, neurodynia, neuroectoderm, neuroembryology, neuroencephalomyelopathy, neuroendocrine, neuroendocrinology, neuroepithelium, neurofeedback, neurofibril, neurofibroma
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Example sentences from the Web for neuroendocrine

  • Other neuroendocrine tumors produce gastrin, glucagon, and other digestive hormones.

    Jobs’s Unorthodox Treatment|Sharon Begley|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
  • In part, that is because neuroendocrine cancers tend to be quite slow growing, or indolent.

    Jobs’s Unorthodox Treatment|Sharon Begley|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
  • Neuroendocrine tumors are highly vascularized”—full of blood vessels on which they depend for nutrients, says Kulke.

    Jobs’s Unorthodox Treatment|Sharon Begley|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for neuroendocrine

neuroendocrine
/ (ˌnjʊərəʊˈɛndəʊˌkraɪn) /

adjective

of, relating to, or denoting the dual control of certain body functions by both nervous and hormonal stimulationneuroendocrine system
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for neuroendocrine

neuroendocrine
[ nur′ō-ĕndə-krĭn, -krēn′, -krīn′ ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or involving the interaction between the nervous system and the hormones of the endocrine glands.
Of or relating to the cells that release a hormone into the blood in response to a neural stimulus.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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