[ 'ɛksə(ʊ)krʌɪn , -krɪn ]
■ adjective Physiology relating to or denoting glands which secrete their products through ducts opening on to an epithelial surface.
Origin
early 20th cent.: from exo- + Gk krinein 'sift'.
[ 'ɛksə(ʊ)krʌɪn , -krɪn ]
■ adjective Physiology relating to or denoting glands which secrete their products through ducts opening on to an epithelial surface.
Origin
early 20th cent.: from exo- + Gk krinein 'sift'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004