eccrine
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eccrine
[ek´rin]exocrine, with special reference to ordinary sweat glands.
ec·crine
(ek'rin),1. Synonym(s): exocrine (1)
2. Denoting the flow of sweat from skin glands unconnected to hair follicles.
[G. ek-krino, to secrete]
eccrine
/ec·crine/ (ek´rin) exocrine, with special reference to ordinary sweat glands.eccrine
(ĕk′rĭn, -rīn′, -rēn′)adj.
1. Relating to an eccrine gland or its secretion, especially sweat.
2. Exocrine.
eccrine
[ek′rin]
Etymology: Gk, ekkrinein, to secrete
pertaining to a sweat gland that secretes outwardly through a duct to the surface of the skin. See also exocrine.
ec·crine
(ek'rin)1. Synonym(s): exocrine (1) .
2. Denoting the flow of sweat.
[G. ek-krino, to secrete]
eccrine
Exocrine, secreting externally, especially on to the surface of the skin, as in the case of a sweat gland.eccrine
exocrine, with special reference to glands that secrete their product without loss of cytoplasm. See sweat glands.
eccrine tumors
adenomas and adenocarcinomas occur rarely.