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单词 exocrine
释义

exocrine

[ ek-suh-krin, -krahyn, -kreen ]
/ ˈɛk sə krɪn, -ˌkraɪn, -ˌkrin /
Anatomy, Physiology

adjective

secreting to an epithelial surface.
of or relating to an exocrine gland or its secretion.

noun

an external secretion.
exocrine gland.
Compare endocrine.

Origin of exocrine

1910–15; exo- + -crine<Greek krī́nein to separate

Words nearby exocrine

exobiota, exocardia, exocarp, exocentric, Exocet, exocrine, exocrine gland, exocrinology, exocuticle, exocytose, exocytosis
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British Dictionary definitions for exocrine

exocrine
/ (ˈɛksəʊˌkraɪn, -krɪn) /

adjective

of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions

noun

an exocrine gland
Compare endocrine

Word Origin for exocrine

C20: exo- + -crine from Greek krinein to separate
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for exocrine

exocrine
[ ĕksə-krĭn, -krēn, -krīn′ ]

adj.

Of or relating to a glandular secretion released externally through a duct to a surface.
Relating to a gland that secretes outwardly through a duct or ducts.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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