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Definition of Exocrine
1. Adjective. Of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions.
2. Noun. A gland that secretes externally through a duct.
Generic synonyms: Gland, Secreter, Secretor, Secretory Organ
Specialized synonyms: Oil Gland, Sudoriferous Gland, Sweat Gland, Lachrymal Gland, Lacrimal Gland, Tear Gland, Pancreas, Bulbourethral Gland, Cowper's Gland, Cervical Glands, Cervical Glands Of The Uterus, Glandulae Cervicales Uteri, Seminal Vesicle, Digestive Gland, Salivary Gland, Mamma, Mammary Gland, Nabothian Gland, Vestibular Gland
Definition of Exocrine
1. Adjective. Producing external secretions that are released through a duct. ¹
2. Adjective. Pertaining to the exocrine glands or their secretions. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Exocrine
1. an external secretion [n -S]
Medical Definition of Exocrine
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Exocrine
Literary usage of Exocrine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"Vacca JB, Henke WJ, Knight WA: The exocrine pancreas in diabetes mellitus.
Ann Intern Med 61:242-47, 1964 206. Chey WY, Shay H, Shuman CR: External ..."
2. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, PT. 300-499, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(a) Hemicellulase, pancreatin, and pancrelipase have been present as ingredients
in exocrine pancreatic insufficiency drug products. ..."
3. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Life-time history of smoking and exocrine carcinoma of the pancreas: a ...
Intake of foods and nutrients and cancer of the exocrine pancreas: a ..."
4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Dubick, MA; Majumdar, AP Biochemical changes in the exocrine pancreas of rats
fed caffeine. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine ..."
5. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"When NNK is administered in drinking water to rats, it also induces malignant
tumors of the exocrine pancreas. In fact, NNK and its enzymatic reduction ..."
6. Digestive Diseases of the U. S.: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1994)
"Fat and protein malabsorption is a sign of advanced exocrine insufficiency.
Abdominal pain, usually epigastric and lasting hours or days at a time, ..."
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