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.

Antonyms: Apocrine

Definition of Eccrine

1. producing secretions externally [adj]

Medical Definition of Eccrine

1. Denoting the flow of sweat. Synonym: exocrine. Origin: G. Ek-krino, to secrete (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eccrine

Ecclesiasticus
ecclesiological
ecclesiological
ecclesiologies
ecclesiologist
ecclesiologist
ecclesiologists
ecclesiology
ecclesiology
Eccleston
Eccles cake
ECCM
ecco
eccoriate
eccrine (current term)
eccrine (current term)
eccrine acrospiroma
eccrine gland
eccrine gland
eccrine poroma
eccrine spiradenoma
eccrinology
eccrises
eccrisis
eccrisis
eccritic
eccritic
eccritics
eccyesis
eccyesis

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