Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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endocrine | Yes | Yes | No | No |
releasing factor | Yes | No | No | No |
endocrine (noun) | releasing factor (noun) |
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the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone |
any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream | a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland |
endocrine (adjective) | releasing factor (adjective) |
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of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions |