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exocrine
[ ek-suh-krin, -krahyn, -kreen ]
/ ˈɛk sə krɪn, -ˌkraɪn, -ˌkrin /
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adjective
secreting to an epithelial surface.
of or relating to an exocrine gland or its secretion.
noun
an external secretion.
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Origin of exocrine
Words nearby exocrine
exobiota, exocardia, exocarp, exocentric, Exocet, exocrine, exocrine gland, exocrinology, exocuticle, exocytose, exocytosis
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British Dictionary definitions for exocrine
exocrine
/ (ˈɛksəʊˌkraɪn, -krɪn) /
adjective
of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions
noun
an exocrine gland
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Word Origin for exocrine
C20: exo- + -crine from Greek krinein to separate
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Medical definitions for exocrine
exocrine
[ ĕk′sə-krĭn, -krēn, -krīn′ ]
adj.
Of or relating to a glandular secretion released externally through a duct to a surface.
Relating to a gland that secretes outwardly through a duct or ducts.
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