Definitions For Paracrine

Adjective

(not comparable) Describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream

Synonyms

paracrinal

Derived terms

juxtaparacrine

Related terms

neurocrine

Etymology

para- + -crine, modelled on german parakrin.

Anagrams

preacinar

Is Paracrine a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
16

The word Paracrine is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

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