apocrine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells.

/ˈæpəˌkɹɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-apocrine.wav

apocrine

From apo- (“away from”) + Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).

decapitation secretion

apocrinitis microapocrine nonapocrine

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