merocrine
adjective
mer·o·crine ˈmer-ə-krən 
-ˌkrīn,
-ˌkrēn
: producing a secretion that does not contain cellular components and is discharged without major damage to the secreting cell
also : produced by a merocrine gland
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Nikole Paige Rickard, a veterinary technician at the VCA Apex Animal Hospital in Apex, North Carolina, tells Woman's Day that dogs sweat through their paws with glands called merocrine glands. 
Jo Yurcaba, Woman's Day, 2 Jan. 2020
Jo Yurcaba, Woman's Day, 2 Jan. 2020 Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French mérocrine, from méro- mero- + -crine, from the stem of Greek krī́nein "to separate, choose, decide" — more at certain entry 1
Note: See note at holocrine.
First Known Use
circa 1905, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
merocrine
adjective
mero·crine ˈmer-ə-krən -ˌkrīn -ˌkrēn
-ˌkrīn -ˌkrēn : producing a secretion that is discharged without major damage to the secreting cells
merocrine glands
also : of or produced by a merocrine gland
a merocrine secretion
compare apocrine, eccrine, holocrine