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adj
Pertaining to a sweat gland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Broader terms: merocrine
adj
Pertaining to sweat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Exocrine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adjective
(of exocrine glands) producing a clear aqueous secretion without releasing part of the secreting cell; important in regulating body temperature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: apocrine
History
From Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek, “out of”) and κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).
