| 释义 |
exocrine, a. Physiol.|ˈɛksəʊkraɪn, -ɪn|
[f. Gr. ἔξω outside + κρίνειν to separate, cf. endocrine a. and n.]
Having external secretion; designating or pertaining to the discharge of a secretion through a duct or the secretion itself.
Quot. 1911 is an erroneous definition.
1911Stedman Med. Dict. 296/2 Exocrin, external secretion of a gland. 1937Ann. Internal Med. X. 1848 (heading) The exocrine functions of the pancreas. 1946Nature 21 Sept. 419/1 Spaces..permit the passage of small quantities of the exocrine secretion of the gland into contact with special thin-walled capillaries. 1964A. R. Muir in G. H. Haggis Introd. Molecular Biol. v. 138 The exocrine cells of the guinea-pig pancreas fulfil these criteria, for they commence secretion if a meal follows a period of starvation. 1967New Scientist 2 Nov. 295/1 The exocrine pancreas cell, which secretes an enzyme that digests protein. 1970T. S. & C. R. Leeson Histol. (ed. 2) v. 87/1 A gland of the exocrine type passes its secretion to a duct system and thus to a body surface. |