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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A secretion that is produced by an endocrine gland and discharged directly into the bloodstream; a hormone.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
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