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Endocrinology

Introduction: Endocrinology

Description of Endocrinology

Endocrinology: The science and medical specialty concerned with the internal or hormonal secretions and their physiologic and pathologic relations. [endocrine + G. logos, study]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Endocrinology: The science and medical specialty concerned with the metabolism, physiology, or hormonal secretions and their physiologic and pathologic relations.
Source: Diseases Database

Endocrinology: for thorough searching see all RTs and check the Permuted Term Index for similar alpha strings.
Source: CRISP

Endocrinology: A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the metabolism, physiology, and disorders of the endocrine system.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Endocrinology:

Terms Similar to Endocrinology:

Source: Diseases Database

  • Endocrinology and Metabolism (Specialty)
  • Metabolism and Endocrinology (Specialty)

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

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More specific terms for Endocrinology:

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Broader terms for Endocrinology

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Other terms that may be related to Endocrinology:

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Endocrinology

The following list attempts to classify Endocrinology into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

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