endocrine
1. en.do.crine \'en-d*-kr*n, -.kri-n, -.kre-n\ aj [ISV end- + Gk krinein to separate] 1a: secreting internally; specif : producing secretions that are d istributed in the body by way of the bloodstream {~ glands} 1b: of, relating to, or resembling that of an endocrine gland 2: HORMONAL 2. endocrine n 1: HORMONE 2: an endocrine gland