Merocrine Definition
mĕrə-krĭn, -krīn, -krēn
adjective
Designating or of any gland producing secretions without obvious damage to its cells.
Webster's New World
Origin of Merocrine
From mero- (“partial") + Ancient Greek κρίνω (krÄ«nō, “to separate").
From Wiktionary
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mero– Greek krīnein to separate endocrine
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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