神しん経けい内ない分ぶん泌ぴつ

Related words

• 内ない分ぶん泌ぴつ

  内分泌 refers specifically to the endocrine system or internal secretion, while 神経内分泌 combines neural and endocrine aspects.

• 神しん経けい

  神経 means nerve or nervous system; 神経内分泌 adds the endocrine component.

Word family

• 神しん経けい内ない分ぶん泌ぴつ系けい

  neuroendocrine system

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Written forms

• 神経内分泌
  • しんけいないぶんぴつ

    Standard kanji form for this technical term.

  • しんけいないぶんぴ

    Alternate reading with the same kanji; しんけいないぶんぴつ is more common.

• しんけいないぶんぴ

Etymology

Compound of 神経 (nerve, nervous) and 内分泌 (endocrine, internal secretion). The term is a direct translation of the English 'neuroendocrine'.