apocrine

Definitions


[ˈapəkrɪn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or denoting multicellular glands which release some of their cytoplasm in their secretions, especially the sweat glands associated with hair follicles in the armpits and pubic regions


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Origin:
early 20th century: from apo- + Greek krinein ‘to separate’




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