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Definition of Eccrine
1. Adjective. (of exocrine glands) producing a clear aqueous secretion without releasing part of the secreting cell; important in regulating body temperature.
Definition of Eccrine
1. Adjective. pertaining to a certain type of sweat gland ¹
2. Adjective. pertaining to sweat ¹
3. Adjective. exocrine ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eccrine
1. producing secretions externally [adj]
Medical Definition of Eccrine
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Eccrine
Literary usage of Eccrine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"... in cases of acute poisoning must also be considered, although their methodology
did not distinguish between eccrine and sebaceous gland secretions. ..."
2. Carcinogenic Potency Database, Endocrine Disruptors edited by Lois Swirsky Gold (2000)
"... in situ clc cholangiocarcinoma cnb carcinoma, bilateral coa cortical adenoma
eoe cortical carcinoma dpp ductal papilloma ecc eccrine ..."
3. Tobacco Policy Making in California 2001-2003: No Longer Finishing First edited by Jeffrey Archer, Simon Bainbridge (2003)
"... of Action of Steroid Hormones; (4) Regulation of Lipo- genesis and VLDL
Synthesis/Assembly; and (5) eccrine Sweat Gland Function and Cystic Fibrosis. ..."