How to Use endocrine in a Sentence

endocrine

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of endocrinenext
  • No more microwave bags that may be lined with endocrine disruptors.
    — Bianca Bujan, Bon Appétit, 22 Jan. 2022
  • All three of those chemicals are known endocrine disrupters.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The pancreas is an oblong organ that lies deep in the abdomen and is an integral part of both the digestive and endocrine system.
    — Elizabeth Landau, CNN, 8 Nov. 2020
  • Either way, be sure to check that the foam is free of flame-retardants, which can be endocrine disruptors around children and pregnant women.
    — Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Everolimus is used in combination with endocrine therapy to treat other forms of breast cancer and on its own to treat kidney cancer.
    — Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Dexamethasone is from a class known as corticosteroids, which are similar to a natural hormone produced in the adrenal glands, endocrine glands that sit atop the kidneys.
    — Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 5 July 2012
  • Her main finding was endocrine dysfunction in what’s known as the autonomic nervous system, which primes people’s fight-or-flight response.
    — Ariana Eunjung Cha, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Apr. 2022
  • That’s one indicator of how your endocrine and nervous systems are functioning.
    — Outside Online, 8 July 2020
  • And a review of research published Monday found that long-term Covid-19 has the ability to affect many organs in the body, including the lungs, heart, kidneys and skin, as well as the gastrointestinal, nervous and endocrine systems.
    — NBC News, 23 Mar. 2021
  • There are two types of pancreatic cancer: exocrine tumors and endocrine tumors.
    — Elizabeth Landau, CNN, 8 Nov. 2020
  • Essential oils could be branded as endocrine disruptors, which disrupt the body’s normal hormone patterns.
    — Lucy Papachristou, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Long-term exposure has been linked to endocrine disruption, birth defects, and multiple organ damage.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The drug carries a potential risk for a type of thyroid tumor, so it shouldn't be taken by people with a personal or family history of certain thyroid and endocrine tumors.
    — Linda A. Johnson, Chron, 6 June 2021
  • The drug carries a potential risk for a type of thyroid tumor, so it shouldn’t be taken by people with a personal or family history of certain thyroid and endocrine tumors.
    — Linda A. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2021
  • Many chemicals used to engineer scent are both allergens and endocrine disruptors.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Apr. 2022
  • In a review article published last month, Dr. Juul and a team of researchers analyzed hundreds of studies looking at endocrine disrupters and their effects on puberty.
    — New York Times, 19 May 2022
  • Meanwhile, one in eight women in their lifetime will develop a thyroid disorder, which stems from a hormonal imbalance, which can be caused by endocrine disruptors.
    — Alden Wicker, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Oct. 2020
  • It’s an endocrine organ and secretes various substances that produce health benefits.
    — Oliver Lee Bateman, Men's Health, 19 May 2022
  • There is valid concern, though, around products that contain potential reproductive toxins and endocrine disruptors, which can add up after time.
    — Emily Rekstis, Allure, 2 Mar. 2022
  • According to the National Institutes of Health, these chemicals are believed to be endocrine disruptors, able to interfere with the body's hormonal system.
    — Nadia Kounang, CNN, 15 July 2017
  • This common sunscreen ingredient is a highly toxic endocrine disruptor, even banned for use in some public beaches due to its harmful effects on marine ecosystems.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Apr. 2022
  • These are considered to be endocrine disruptors, which lower reproductive success, Stack said.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2019
  • And that’s a big problem because these chemicals are linked to a host of health concerns including endocrine disruption, metabolic and reproductive effects across genders and age groups, and even attention problems in kids.
    — Alison Escalante, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Why endocrine disruptors are a problem Endocrine-disrupting compounds, or EDCs, are a broad group of chemicals that can interfere with natural hormones in people’s bodies in ways that harm human health.
    — Kathryn Crawford, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Hair products such as dye and chemical straighteners/relaxers contain a number of chemicals that may act as carcinogens or endocrine disruptors and thus may be important for cancer risk, White said.
    — Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Soy contains isoflavones, endocrine disruptors that mimic and interfere with human estrogen.
    — Madeleine Watts, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
  • And that feeling—which is also triggered by war songs and battle marches—activates the brain’s pituitary gland, stimulating an endocrine response that’s linked to psychological bravery.
    — Angus Fletcher, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Growing information around the negative effects of endocrine disruptors in personal care products is part of the reason hormones are now part of the skincare conversation, says Alexiades.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Town & Country, 21 Jan. 2022
  • All this exposure contributes to dysregulation in the astronaut’s immune and endocrine systems.
    — USA Today, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The use of plastic foodware in schools is particularly concerning, according to Ahimsa, which cites research from the Endocrine Society that shows endocrine disrupting chemicals found in some plastics can cause neurological impairments in children.
    — Hollie Stephens, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2022
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endocrine

2 of 2 noun
  • Facts don’t care about your feelings—let the endocrine system take orders from the mind.
    — Richard Cooke, The New Republic, 3 Sep. 2019
  • That means more endocrine disruptors in the water and more pollutants in the ocean.
    — Ellen Airhart, WIRED, 20 June 2018
  • The body’s endocrine system are glands that produce hormones.
    — Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2023
  • Beer is full of gluten and pesticides—both of which are endocrine disruptors.
    — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 June 2017
  • Beer is full of gluten and pesticides—both of which are endocrine disruptors.
    — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 June 2017
  • The final step is the response, which often uses the endocrine system or the nervous system.
    — Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Popular Science, 28 June 2023
  • These glands affect both the central nervous system and the endocrine system.
    — Cathy Cassata, Health, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The endocrine system, when not in working order, can wreak havoc on many functions within the body.
    — chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2019
  • In the late nineteen-sixties, more than fourteen million acres were sprayed with Mirex, which is a potent endocrine disrupter.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Even more concerning, but harder to prove, is the damage endocrine disrupters may be doing in utero.
    — Bryan Walsh, Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Two thick and purple optic nerves snake crossed over the pea-size pituitary gland, a sort of control center for the endocrine system that rests beneath the brain.
    — National Geographic, 29 July 2016
  • Hormones, which may shape the baby’s brain and behavior, from her endocrine system.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2020
  • The pancreas is an oblong organ that lies deep in the abdomen and is an integral part of both the digestive and endocrine system.
    — Elizabeth Landau, CNN, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Not having the latest science on endocrine disrupters will make more people sick.
    — Henry Fountain and John Schwartz, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2017
  • Krenwinkel was self-conscious about her weight and an endocrine condition that caused excess body hair.
    — Joe Mozingo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2019
  • As a specialist, Dr. S was able to finely hone her expertise on just one system within the body: the endocrine system.
    — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 16 Apr. 2020
  • When no obvious explanation is at hand, an out-of-whack endocrine system must be to blame.
    — Ali Pattillo, The Atlantic, 16 June 2023
  • PCBs have been shown to cause cancer and harm the immune, reproductive, nervous and endocrine systems.
    — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 19 Nov. 2019
  • The body’s endocrine system is more far-reaching than most people realize.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Town & Country, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Introduce hills and tempo runs, but avoid endocrine-taxing work.
    — Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2020
  • Endocrine nuggets describe the dish better, but that probably wouldn’t inspire many diners to order it.
    — Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
  • The White House unveiled a list of 48 drugs — from chemotherapy treatments to growth hormones used to treat endocrine disorders — whose prices increased faster than the rate of inflation this year.
    — Amanda Seitz, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2023
  • For more than 20 years, researchers have fretted about the effects of endocrine disruptors, molecules that meddle with the body's hormones.
    — Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 30 Aug. 2017
  • But much of that work is still experimental, and none has produced a definitive set of endocrine tests.
    — Warren Cornwall, Science | AAAS, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Every symptom, from ear infections to endocrine issues, was attributed to my size and met with a requirement of weight loss.
    — Your Fat Friend, SELF, 26 June 2018
  • All three groups of chemicals appear throughout our homes and can disrupt our hormone, or endocrine, systems.
    — Erik Vance, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2020
  • This can be a good thing for diabetics who, due to our complex endocrine system, sometimes don’t feel fullness when eating.
    — Zoe Witt, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The episode began early last month when the drug maker pulled Natpara, which was approved four years ago to treat hypoparathyroidism, a rare endocrine disorder that can lead to heart failure and death.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The Cleveland Clinic warns against using toothpaste on the skin because many varieties contain triclosan, an ingredient used in cleaning products that could harm the endocrine system.
    — USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
  • These microplastics contain chemical additives, including substances like phthalates and bisphenol A that can leach out and may have health effects in humans and animals, including effects on the endocrine system.
    — Judith Weis, The Conversation, 12 Jan. 2024

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