"Endocrinology (from Greek \u1F14\u03BD\u03B4\u03BF\u03BD, endon, \"within\"; \u03BA\u03C1\u03AF\u03BD\u03C9, kr\u012Bn\u014D, \"to separate\"; and -\u03BB\u03BF\u03B3\u03AF\u03B1, -logia) is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones."@en . . .