Definition of Exocrine gland

1. Noun. A gland that secretes externally through a duct.

Exact synonyms: Duct Gland, Exocrine
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

Medical Definition of Exocrine gland

1. A gland that secretes its products through ducts or canals, such as sweatglands or mammary glands. Compare: endocrine gland. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Exocrine Gland

exocarp
exocarp
exocarps
exoccipital
exoccipital bone
exocellular
exocelomic membrane
exocentric
Exocet
Exocoetidae
exocoetus
exocrine
exocrine
exocrines
exocrine gland (current term)
exocrine gland (current term)
exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
exocrine part of pancreas
exocyclic
exocyclic
Exocycloida
exocytic
exocytose
exocytosed
exocytoses
exocytosing
exocytosis
exocytosis
exocytotic
exocytotic vesicle

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