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1925–30; < Greek ekkrī́nein to secrete (see eccrinology), as if with -ine1; compare apocrine, endocrine
1925–30; < Greek ekkrī́nein to secrete (see eccrinology), as if with -ine1; compare apocrine, endocrine
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Eccrine
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| a muscle that acts in opposition to another |
| the circulation of blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation and back to the heart |
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| eccrine (ˈɛkrɪn) | |
| —adj | |
| Compare apocrine of or denoting glands that secrete externally, esp the numerous sweat glands on the human body | |
| [from Greek ekkrinein to secrete, from ek- | |
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eccrine ec·crine (ěk'rĭn, -rīn', -rēn')
adj.
Relating to an eccrine gland or its secretion, as of sweat.
Exocrine.
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