eccrinology

[ ek-ruh-nol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌɛk rəˈnɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the branch of physiology and anatomy dealing with secretions and the secretory glands.

Nearby words

ecclus., eccremocarpus, eccrine, eccrine gland, eccrine poroma, eccrinology, eccrisis, eccritic, eccyesis, ecdemic, ecdysiast

Origin of eccrinology

< Greek ekkrī́n(ein) to secrete (ek- ec- + krī́nein to separate) + -o- + -logy

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for eccrinology

eccrinology

/ (ˌɛkrɪˈnɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the branch of medical science concerned with secretions of the eccrine glands

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