eccrine

(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

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

See eccrine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Origin:

Origin: From Greek ekkrīnein, to secrete

Origin: : ek-, out; see ecto-

Origin: + krīnein, to separate; see krei- in Indo-European roots

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