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