neuroendocrinology

[ noor-oh-en-doh-kruh-nol-uh-jee, -krahy-, nyoor- ]

noun

1. the study of the anatomical and physiological interactions between the nervous and endocrine systems.

neuroendocrinology

/ ˌnjʊərəʊˌɛndəʊkrɪˈnɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the study of neuroendocrine systems and neurohormones

Other Words From

• neuro·endo·cri·nolo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuroendocrinology¹

First recorded in 1920–25; neuro- + endocrinology