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apocrine

 [ap´o-krin]
denoting that type of glandular secretion in which the secretory products become concentrated at the free end of the secreting cell and are thrown off, along with the portion of the cell where they have accumulated, as in the mammary gland. See also holocrine and merocrine.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ap·o·crine

(ap'ō-krin), Its definition notwithstanding, the etymology of this word is unrelated to apex.
Denoting a mechanism of glandular secretion in which the apical portion of secretory cells is shed and incorporated into the secretion.
See also: apocrine gland.
[G. apo-krinō, to separate]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

apocrine

(ăp′ə-krĭn, -krīn′, -krēn′)
adj.
Relating to a type of glandular secretion in which the apical portion of the secreting cell is released along with the secretory products.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

apocrine

Referring to a type of exocrine secretion, as seen in aprocrine cells in the mammary gland, where lipid-rich droplets are enveloped by the apical plasma membrane.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

ap·o·crine

(ap'ō-krin)
Denoting a mechanism of glandular secretion in which the apical portion of secretory cells is shed and incorporated into the secretion.
See also: apocrine gland
[G. apo-krinō, to separate]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

apocrine

Pertaining to glands that give off some of their intracellular contents as part of their secretion.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005


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