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eccrine
[ ek-rin, -rahyn, -reen ]
/ ˈɛk rɪn, -raɪn, -rin /
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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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How to use eccrine in a sentence
Most of us have between 2 and 5 million of eccrine sweat glands sprinkled across our whole body, including the armpit.
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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