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eccrine


Definition of eccrine

adjective

Medicine
  • relating to or denoting multicellular glands which do not lose cytoplasm in their secretions, especially the sweat glands. Compare with apocrine.

Origin:

1930s: from Greek ekkrinein 'secrete', from ek- 'out' + krinein 'sift, separate'

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Definition of eccrine in the US English dictionary