APOCRINE


Meaning of APOCRINE in English

[ 'apəkrʌɪn , -krɪn ]

■ adjective Physiology relating to or denoting glands which release some cytoplasm in their secretions, especially sweat glands in the armpits and pubic regions.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from apo- + Gk krinein 'to separate'.

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