exocrine
adjective /ˈeksəʊkraɪn/, /ˈeksəʊkrɪn/
/ˈeksəkrɪn/
(biology)- connected with glands that do not put substances directly into the blood but export their product through tubes for use outside the body
- exocrine glands
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from exo- ‘outside’ + Greek krinein ‘sift’.