eccrinology

[ek-ruh-nol-uh-jee]

noun

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

Origin of eccrinology

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

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British Dictionary definitions for eccrinology

eccrinology

noun

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

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