internal secretion vs melatonin

melatonin vs internal secretion

internal secretion and melatonin both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
internal secretion	Yes	No	No	No
melatonin	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, melatonin is a hyponym of internal secretion; that is, melatonin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than internal secretion:

internal secretion: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
melatonin: hormone secreted by the pineal gland

Other hyponyms of internal secretion include ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophin, corticotropin, gastrointestinal hormone, GI hormones, glucagon, gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin, insulin, neurohormone, oxytocin, Pitocin, parathormone, parathyroid hormone, relaxin, hypothalamic releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, releasing factor, releasing hormone, RH, growth hormone, human growth hormone, somatotrophic hormone, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, somatotropin, STH, thymosin, thyroid hormone, ADH, antidiuretic hormone, Pitressin, vasopressin, sex hormone, steroid, steroid hormone, adrenosterone, glucocorticoid, catecholamine, melanocyte-stimulating hormone, MSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyrotrophic hormone, thyrotrophin, thyrotropic hormone, thyrotropin, TSH, protirelin, thyrotropin-releasing factor, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, TRF, TRH.

internal secretion (noun)	melatonin (noun)
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect	hormone secreted by the pineal gland

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