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eccrine

[ ek-rin, -rahyn, -reen ]

adjective

, Physiology.
  1. of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat ( apocrine ).
  2. of or relating to secretions of these glands:

    eccrine sweat.



eccrine

/ ˈɛkrɪn /

adjective

  1. of or denoting glands that secrete externally, esp the numerous sweat glands on the human body Compare apocrine


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Word History and Origins

Origin of eccrine1

First recorded in 1925–30; from Greek ekkrī́nein “to secrete,” formed as if with -ine 1( def ); eccrinology ( def ), endocrine ( def )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of eccrine1

from Greek ekkrinein to secrete, from ek- ec- + krinein to separate

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