neuroendocrine

adj.
Of, relating to, or involving the interaction between the nervous system and the hormones of the endocrine glands: the neuroendocrine apparatus in birds.

(nʊr'ō-ĕn'də-krĭn, -krēn', -krīn', nyʊr'-)
adj.

1. Of, relating to, or involving the interaction between the nervous system and the hormones of the endocrine glands.
2. Of or relating to the cells that release a hormone into the blood in response to a neural stimulus.

Pertaining to neural and endocrine influence, and particularly to the interaction between the nervous and endocrine systems.

• n. cell — present in skin and oral mucosae of some species; thought to act as pressure receptors.
• n. cell tumor — rare tumors of neuroendocrine cells in the skin and oral mucosa, where they are pedunculated and located on the lips and gums. In the skin, they occur on the lips, ears or digits, where they may grow rapidly and ulcerate. Called also Merkel cell tumor.
• n. receptors — receptors located on the membrane of the target cell.
• n. system — the nervous system plus the endocrine system and the interactions between them.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to the nervous and endocrine systems (especially as they function together)
  Pertains to nouns: nervous system (meaning #1), endocrine system (meaning #1)

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