/ ˈeksəʊkraɪn; -krɪn; NAmE ˈeksəkrɪn; -kriːn/ adjective
( biology ) connected with glands that do not put substances directly into the blood but export their product through tubes for use outside the body :
exocrine glands
—compare endocrine
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from exo- outside + Greek krinein sift.