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eccrinology

[ek-ruh-nol-uh-jee]
noun
  1. the branch of physiology and anatomy dealing with secretions and the secretory glands.
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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
  1. the branch of medical science concerned with secretions of the eccrine glands
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