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Exocrine

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exocrine /exo·crine/ (ek´so-krin)
1. secreting externally via a duct.
2. denoting such a gland or its secretion.
ex·o·crine (ks-krn, -krn, -krn)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a glandular secretion released externally through a duct to a surface.
2. Relating to a gland that secretes outwardly through a duct or ducts.
Exocrine
Relating to external secretion glands, such as sweat glands or salivary glands that release a secretion through a duct to the surface of an organ.
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exocrine (ekˑ·s·krin),
adj relating to the outward glandular secretion of a substance onto the surface of an organ via a duct.
exocrine (ek´sokrin),
adj exuding outside the body, from a duct.
exocrine
1. secreting externally via a duct.
2. denoting such a gland or its secretion.
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[Value of new agonists of the acinar and ductal phases of exocrine secretions].
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