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exocrine

American  
[ek-suh-krin, -krahyn, -kreen] / ˈɛk sə krɪn, -ˌkraɪn, -ˌkrin /

adjective

  1. secreting to an epithelial surface.

  2. of or relating to an exocrine gland or its secretion.

noun

  1. an external secretion.

  2. exocrine gland.

exocrine British  
/ ˈɛksəʊˌkraɪn, -krɪn /

adjective

  1. of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an exocrine gland

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of exocrine

1910–15; exo- + -crine < Greek krī́nein to separate

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