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Word: Paracrine
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
1950s: from para-‘beside’ + krinein ‘to separate’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈparəkrʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to or denoting a hormone which has effect only in the vicinity of the gland secreting it.
Short Definition:of hormone which has effect only in vicinity of gland secreting it
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