EXOCRINE


Meaning of EXOCRINE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ek-s ə -kr ə n, - ˌ kr ī n, - ˌ kr ē n

Function: adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + Greek krinein to separate ― more at CERTAIN

Date: circa 1911

: producing, being, or relating to a secretion that is released outside its source < exocrine pancreatic cells>

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