[ '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'.
[ '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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004