English Explanatory Dictionary

eccrine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to a sweat gland.
  2. Pertaining to sweat.
  3. Exocrine.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛk.ɹɪn/ /ˈɛk.ɹaɪn/ /ˈɛk.ɹin/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eccrine.wav

Word forms

eccrine

Etymology

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

Related words

apocrine merocrine

Derived words

eccrine gland eccrinology perieccrine
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on E Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary