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apocrine

apoc·rine

UK/ˈæpəˌkɹɪn/ uncommon

adjective

1.

(of exocrine glands) producing a secretion in which part of the secreting cell is released with the secretion

  • “mother”
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Origin

From apo- (“away from”) + Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).

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