MEROCRINE


Meaning of MEROCRINE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' mer- ə -kr ə n, - ˌ kr ī n, - ˌ kr ē n

Function: adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from mero- + Greek krinein to separate ― more at CERTAIN

Date: circa 1905

: producing a secretion that is discharged without major damage to the secretory cells also : produced by a merocrine gland

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