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单词 apocrine
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ap•o•crine  (ap′ə krin, -krīn′, -krēn′),USA pronunciation adj. [Physiol.]
  1. Physiologyof or pertaining to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
  2. Physiologyof or pertaining to such secretions:apocrine sweat.
  • Greek apokrí̄nein to set apart, equivalent. to apo- apo- + krí̄nein to separate, choose; formed as if with -ine1, probably on the model of endocrine
  • 1925–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
apocrine /ˈæpəkraɪn -krɪn/ adj
  1. denoting a type of glandular secretion in which part of the secreting cell is lost with the secretion, as in mammary glands
Etymology: 20th Century: from apo- + -crine, from Greek krinein to separate
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