eccrine
adjective
ec·crine ˈe-krən 
-ˌkrīn,
-ˌkrēn
: merocrine —used especially of sweat glands
also : produced by an eccrine gland
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The other glands, the eccrine glands, are located throughout the body. 
Macaela Mackenzie, Allure, 1 July 2022 According to the International Hyperhidrosis Society, there are approximately two to four million sweat glands all over our bodies, the majority of which are eccrine glands and excrete a clear, odorless fluid. Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 17 June 2022 Most of your sweat ducts are eccrine glands that pump out a clear and odorless fluid. jessica Migala, SELF, 31 May 2022 Your eccrine glands are turned on and start sweating due to anxiety, stress, anger, humidity or heat, and sometimes even food. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 May 2022 Mammals have three types of sweat glands: apocrine, sebaceous and eccrine. Asher Y. Rosinger, Scientific American, 1 July 2021 The type of sweat produced from the eccrine glands is what most often occurs in hyperhidrosis. Cathy Cassata, Health.com, 5 Nov. 2021 Humans have more eccrine sweat glands than any other primate. Asher Y. Rosinger, Scientific American, 1 July 2021 Most of us have between 2 and 5 million of eccrine sweat glands sprinkled across our whole body, including the armpit. Sarah Everts, Time, 21 July 2021 See More
Macaela Mackenzie, Allure, 1 July 2022 According to the International Hyperhidrosis Society, there are approximately two to four million sweat glands all over our bodies, the majority of which are eccrine glands and excrete a clear, odorless fluid. Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 17 June 2022 Most of your sweat ducts are eccrine glands that pump out a clear and odorless fluid. jessica Migala, SELF, 31 May 2022 Your eccrine glands are turned on and start sweating due to anxiety, stress, anger, humidity or heat, and sometimes even food. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 May 2022 Mammals have three types of sweat glands: apocrine, sebaceous and eccrine. Asher Y. Rosinger, Scientific American, 1 July 2021 The type of sweat produced from the eccrine glands is what most often occurs in hyperhidrosis. Cathy Cassata, Health.com, 5 Nov. 2021 Humans have more eccrine sweat glands than any other primate. Asher Y. Rosinger, Scientific American, 1 July 2021 Most of us have between 2 and 5 million of eccrine sweat glands sprinkled across our whole body, including the armpit. Sarah Everts, Time, 21 July 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German ekkrin, borrowed from Greek ekkrínein "to secrete," from ek- ec- + krínein "to separate" — more at certain entry 1
Note: See note at apocrine.
First Known Use
1927, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing eccrine
Medical Definition
eccrine
adjective
ec·crine ˈek-rən -ˌrīn -ˌrēn
-ˌrīn -ˌrēn : of, relating to, having, or being eccrine glands compare apocrine, holocrine, merocrine