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Pitressin vs endocrine

endocrine vs Pitressin

Pitressin and endocrine both are nouns.

Pitressin is not an adjective while endocrine is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Pitressin Yes No No No
endocrine Yes Yes No No
As nouns, endocrine is a hypernym of Pitressin; that is, endocrine is a word with a broader meaning than Pitressin:
  • Pitressin: hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
  • endocrine: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
Other hypernyms of Pitressin include pressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor, hormone, internal secretion.
Pitressin (noun) endocrine (noun)
hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
Pitressin (adjective) endocrine (adjective)
of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions
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