endocrinology
noun
en·do·cri·nol·o·gy
ˌen-də-kri-ˈnä-lə-jē 
-ˌkrī-
: a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, function, and disorders of the endocrine glands
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The drink might also make someone feel full, according to Kunal Shah, MD, an assistant professor in the division of endocrinology at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center—but not in the same way anti-diabetes and anti-obesity drugs do.
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Korin Miller, Health, 26 June 2024
Physicians must do a residency and usually a fellowship, and pass muster with a national certifying body to practice in a specialty such as oncology or endocrinology.
—Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
Put simply, neurobiology, endocrinology, and developmental psychology all paint a grim picture of our lives as social beings.
—Robert Sapolsky, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
This year’s honorary grand marshal is a 9-year-old Children’s Mercy patient named Arrow, along with her parents, Ali and Brian, and her pediatric endocrinology provider, Dr. Kavitha Dileepan.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2024
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Korin Miller, Health, 26 June 2024
Physicians must do a residency and usually a fellowship, and pass muster with a national certifying body to practice in a specialty such as oncology or endocrinology.
—Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
Put simply, neurobiology, endocrinology, and developmental psychology all paint a grim picture of our lives as social beings.
—Robert Sapolsky, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
This year’s honorary grand marshal is a 9-year-old Children’s Mercy patient named Arrow, along with her parents, Ali and Brian, and her pediatric endocrinology provider, Dr. Kavitha Dileepan.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2024
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endocrinology
noun
en·do·cri·nol·o·gy
ˌen-də-kri-ˈnäl-ə-jē, -ˌkrī-
plural endocrinologies
: a science dealing with the endocrine glands
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