paracrine

par a crine |ˈparəkrin ˈpærəkrən | ▶adjective Physiology of, relating to, or denoting a hormone that has effect only in the vicinity of the gland secreting it. ORIGIN 1970s: from para- 1 ‘beside ’ + a shortened form of endocrine or exocrine .

paracrine

paracrine |ˈparəkrʌɪn | ▶adjective Physiology relating to or denoting a hormone which has effect only in the vicinity of the gland secreting it. ORIGIN 1970s: from para- 1 ‘beside ’ + krinein ‘to separate ’.