exocrine gland

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noun

any of several glands, as the salivary glands, that secrete externally through a duct.

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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Origin of exocrine gland

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby exocrine gland

exocardia, exocarp, exocentric, Exocet, exocrine, exocrine gland, exocrinology, exocuticle, exocytose, exocytosis, Exod.

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Others who, because of a tumor in the pituitary gland, may overproduce HGH develop a different problem: gigantism.
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Carrey sings: "You're a big, big man with a little bitty gland, so you need something bigger with a hairpin trigger."
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HGH is a hormone normally made in tiny amounts by the pituitary gland in all of us.
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To decimate the malformation, destroying the offending oil gland once it morphs into something with a head.
My Odyssey Into Extreme Dermatology|Elizabeth Hayt|April 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST

The thymus gland attains a considerable development in the embryo and shrinks away to the merest vestige in the adult.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
The strong probability is that this gland belongs in the same category with other embryonic survivals yet to be pointed out.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
It is nearly always accompanied by a distinct hypertrophy of the thymus gland.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
I want a ball bat to club every country jake doctor that looks me over and asks about my pituitary gland.
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The mucus secreted from gland cells in this lining makes a slippery surface so that the food may slip down easily.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter

British Dictionary definitions for exocrine gland

exocrine gland

noun

any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface

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Medical definitions for exocrine gland

exocrine gland

n.

A gland, such as a sebaceous gland or sweat gland, that releases its secretions to the body's cavities, organs, or surface through a duct.

Scientific definitions for exocrine gland

exocrine gland

[ ĕk′sə-krĭn, -krēn ]

Any gland of the body that produces secretions and discharges them into a cavity or through a duct to the surface of the body. In mammals, the sweat glands and mammary glands are exocrine glands.

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