endocrino
See also: endócrino
Italian
Etymology
From endo- + Ancient Greek κρίνειν (krínein, “to separate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enˈdɔ.kri.no/
- Rhymes: -ɔkrino
- Hyphenation: en‧dò‧cri‧no
Related terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /endoˈkɾino/ [ẽn̪.d̪oˈkɾi.no]
- Rhymes: -ino
- Syllabification: en‧do‧cri‧no
Etymology 1
From Latin endocrinus, itself from endo- + Ancient Greek κρίνειν (krínein, “to separate”).
Adjective
endocrino (feminine endocrina, masculine plural endocrinos, feminine plural endocrinas)
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of endocrinólogo.
Noun
endocrino m (plural endocrinos, feminine endocrina, feminine plural endocrinas)
- endocrinologist
- Synonyms: endocrinólogo, endocrinóloga
Further reading
- “endocrino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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