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apocrine
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ap·o·crine  (p-krn, -krn, -krn)
adj.
Relating to a type of glandular secretion in which the apical portion of the secreting cell is released along with the secretory products.
[Probably from Greek apokrnein, to set apart : apo-, apo- + krnein, to separate; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]
apocrine [ˈæpəkraɪn -krɪn]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) denoting a type of glandular secretion in which part of the secreting cell is lost with the secretion, as in mammary glands Compare merocrine, holocrine
[from apo- + -crine, from Greek krinein to separate]
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Adj.1.apocrine - (of exocrine glands) producing a secretion in which part of the secreting cell is released with the secretionapocrine - (of exocrine glands) producing a secretion in which part of the secreting cell is released with the secretion; "mother's milk is one apocrine secretion"
eccrine - (of exocrine glands) producing a clear aqueous secretion without releasing part of the secreting cell; important in regulating body temperature
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