HyperDic: eccrine

English > 1 sense of the word eccrine:
ADJECTIVEalleccrine(of exocrine glands) producing a clear aqueous secretion without releasing part of the secreting cell
English > eccrine: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning(of exocrine glands) producing a clear aqueous secretion without releasing part of the secreting cell; important in regulating body temperature.
Oppositeapocrine(of exocrine glands) producing a secretion in which part of the secreting cell is released with the secretion
Spanishecrina

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