eccrine

[ ek-rin, -rahyn, -reen ]

/ ˈɛk rɪn, -raɪn, -rin /

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.

Nearby words

ecclesiolatry, ecclesiology, ecclestone, ecclus., eccremocarpus, eccrine, eccrine gland, eccrine poroma, eccrinology, eccrisis, eccritic

Origin of eccrine

1925–30; < Greek ekkrī́nein to secrete (see eccrinology), as if with -ine¹; cf. apocrine, endocrine

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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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Medicine definitions for eccrine

eccrine

[ ĕk′rĭn, -rīn′, -rēn′ ]

adj.

Relating to an eccrine gland or its secretion, as of sweat.

Exocrine.