MEROCRINE


Meaning of MEROCRINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmer-ə-krən, -ˌkrīn, -ˌkrēn ]

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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