Body System
neuroendocrine system
Subclass of:
Endocrine system; Nervous system
Definitions related to neurosecretory systems:
  • (neuroendocrine) Having to do with the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system. Neuroendocrine describes certain cells that release hormones into the blood in response to stimulation of the nervous system.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (neuroendocrine system) A system of neurosecretory neurons that release hormones to the circulatory system.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (neuroendocrine system) Organs, structures, or transmitter/receptor systems involved in communication between the nervous and endocrine systems.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A system of NEURONS that has the specialized function to produce and secrete HORMONES, and that constitutes, in whole or in part, an ENDOCRINE SYSTEM or organ.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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