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exocrine

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Producing external secretions that are released through a duct.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Pertaining to the exocrine glands or their secretions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The secretion of an exocrine gland.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An exocrine gland.

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5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: endocrine

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noun

Meaning 6

a gland that secretes externally through a duct

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exocrine gland, duct gland

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter

Narrower terms: oil gland, sweat gland, sudoriferous gland, lacrimal gland, lachrymal gland, tear gland, pancreas, Cowper's gland, bulbourethral gland, cervical glands, cervical glands of the uterus, glandulae cervicales uteri, seminal vesicle, digestive gland, salivary gland, mammary gland, mamma, nabothian gland, vestibular gland

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Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: exocrí — producing external secretions that are released through a duct
  • Czech: exokrinní — producing external secretions that are released through a duct
  • Dutch: exocrien — producing external secretions that are released through a duct
  • Finnish: avoeritteinen — producing external secretions that are released through a duct
  • Finnish: eksokriininen — producing external secretions that are released through a duct
  • French: exocrine — producing external secretions that are released through a duct
  • German: exokrin — producing external secretions that are released through a duct
  • Greek: εξωκρινής (exokrinís) — producing external secretions that are released through a duct
  • Indonesian: eksokrin — producing external secretions that are released through a duct
  • Polish: egzokrynny — producing external secretions that are released through a duct
  • Polish: zewnątrzwydzielniczy — producing external secretions that are released through a duct
  • Romanian: exocrin — producing external secretions that are released through a duct