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eccrine

[ ek-rin, -rahyn, -reen ]
/ ˈɛk rɪn, -raɪn, -rin /
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adjective Physiology.
of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
of or relating to secretions of these glands: eccrine sweat.
exocrine.

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Origin of eccrine

First recorded in 1925–30; from Greek ekkrī́nein “to secrete,” formed as if with -ine1; cf. eccrinology, endocrine

Words nearby eccrine

ecclesiolatry, ecclesiology, Ecclestone, Ecclus., eccremocarpus, eccrine, eccrinology, ecdemic, ecdysiast, ecdysis, ecdysone
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British Dictionary definitions for eccrine

eccrine
/ (ˈɛkrɪn) /
adjective
of or denoting glands that secrete externally, esp the numerous sweat glands on the human bodyCompare apocrine

Word Origin for eccrine

from Greek ekkrinein to secrete, from ek- ec- + krinein to separate
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