[ 'ɛkrʌɪn , -krɪn ]
■ adjective Physiology relating to or denoting multicellular glands which do not lose cytoplasm in their secretions, especially the sweat glands on the hands and feet.
Origin
1930s: from Gk ekkrinein 'secrete'.
[ 'ɛkrʌɪn , -krɪn ]
■ adjective Physiology relating to or denoting multicellular glands which do not lose cytoplasm in their secretions, especially the sweat glands on the hands and feet.
Origin
1930s: from Gk ekkrinein 'secrete'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004