The term endocrine was coined by Starling to contrast the actions of hormones secreted internally (endocrine) with those secreted externally (exocrine) or into a lumen, such as the gastrointestinal tract.^[1] This terminology continues today but makes the specialty somewhat opaque to the general public, who are more familiar with the term hormone and with particular disorders of the endocrine system. The term hormone is derived from the Greek verb hormao, which means “to …