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exocrine Definition


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exocrine
adj
    1. Relating to external secretions, or to a pathway or structure that secretes externally.
    2. Said of a gland, such as the sweat gland or salivary gland: discharging its secretions through a duct which opens onto an epithelial surface. See also endocrine.
noun
    1. An exocrine gland.
Etymology: Early 20c: from exo- + Greek krinein to separate.



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