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merocrine definition

mero·crine (mer′ō krin, -krīn′, -krēn′)

adjective

designating or of any gland which secretes its products without any obvious damage to its cells

Etymology: < Gr meros, part + krinein, to separate: see crisis

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