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apocrine
[ ap-uh-krin, -krahyn, -kreen ]
adjective
, Physiology.
- of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration ( eccrine ).
- of or relating to such secretions:
apocrine sweat.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of apocrine1
C20: from apo- + -crine, from Greek krinein to separate
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