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apocrine

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈæpəˌkɹɪn/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aceinoprStarts with AEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

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

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Apocrine glands are distributed throughout the body but are present in greatest abundance in the axilla, followed by the anogenital region.
  • Two appreciate what happened, note that sweat glands come in two varieties, apocrine and eccrine.

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