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eccrine definition

ec·crine (ek′rin, -rīn′, -rēn′)

adjective

designating or of the common sweat glands of the human body that secrete the clear, watery sweat important in heat regulation

Etymology: < Gr ekkrinein, to separate, secrete: see ex- & endocrine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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