eccrine

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek, “out of”) and κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛk.ɹɪn/, /ˈɛk.ɹaɪn/, /ˈɛk.ɹin/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Adjective[edit]

eccrine (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to a sweat gland; merocrine
  2. Pertaining to sweat
  3. Exocrine

Usage notes[edit]

As a synonym of merocrine, eccrine applies specifically to sweat glands and their secretions.

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Italian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

eccrine

  1. feminine plural of eccrino

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