What does endocrin mean in medical terms?

endocrin

Meaning: internal secretion; hormone secretion within the body

Type: Word root · Body system: Hormones & Glands

A word root is the core of a word; prefixes and suffixes attach around it. On this page: what endocrin means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using endocrin

endocrinology
endocrin (internal secretion) + -logy (study of) = study of internal (hormone) secretions
endocrine
endo- (within) + crin (to secrete) = secreting within the body

Shortened forms

Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.

Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.