endocrinology
noun
en·do·cri·nol·o·gy
ˌen-də-kri-ˈnä-lə-jē 
-ˌkrī-
: a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, function, and disorders of the endocrine glands
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The importance of preventive medicine has grown, and the field of medicine has become increasingly specialized as medical disciplines and branches such as endocrinology, immunology, psychiatry, radiology, epidemiology, and nanomedicine have emerged.
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These criteria lead at once to over- and under-diagnosis, said Okan Bülent Yıldız, a professor of medicine and endocrinology at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey.
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But Christoph Buettner, MD, PhD, the chief of the division of endocrinology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey, says that’s not a huge increase from tirzepatide.
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Big Think, 3 Apr. 2026
The importance of preventive medicine has grown, and the field of medicine has become increasingly specialized as medical disciplines and branches such as endocrinology, immunology, psychiatry, radiology, epidemiology, and nanomedicine have emerged.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
These criteria lead at once to over- and under-diagnosis, said Okan Bülent Yıldız, a professor of medicine and endocrinology at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
But Christoph Buettner, MD, PhD, the chief of the division of endocrinology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey, says that’s not a huge increase from tirzepatide.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for endocrinology
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“Endocrinology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endocrinology. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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endocrinology
noun
en·do·cri·nol·o·gy
ˌen-də-kri-ˈnäl-ə-jē, -ˌkrī-
plural endocrinologies
: a science dealing with the endocrine glands
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