eccrine

[ ek-rin, -rahyn, -reen ]
/ ˈɛk rɪn, -raɪn, -rin /

adjective Physiology.

of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
of or relating to secretions of these glands: eccrine sweat.
exocrine.

Origin of eccrine

1925–30; < Greek ekkrī́nein to secrete (see eccrinology), as if with -ine1; cf. apocrine, endocrine

Words nearby eccrine

ecclesiolatry, ecclesiology, ecclestone, ecclus., eccremocarpus, eccrine, eccrine gland, eccrine poroma, eccrinology, eccrisis, eccritic

British Dictionary definitions for eccrine

eccrine
/ (ˈɛkrɪn) /

adjective

of or denoting glands that secrete externally, esp the numerous sweat glands on the human body Compare apocrine

Word Origin for eccrine

from Greek ekkrinein to secrete, from ek- ec- + krinein to separate

Medical definitions for eccrine

eccrine
[ ĕk′rĭn, -rīn′, -rēn′ ]

adj.

Relating to an eccrine gland or its secretion, as of sweat.
Exocrine.