exocrine
[ ek-suh-krin, -krahyn, -kreen ]
/ ˈɛk sə krɪn, -ˌkraɪn, -ˌkrin /
adjective
secreting to an epithelial surface.
of or relating to an exocrine gland or its secretion.
noun
an external secretion.
Compare
endocrine.
Origin of exocrine
Words nearby exocrine
exobiota,
exocardia,
exocarp,
exocentric,
exocet,
exocrine,
exocrine gland,
exocrinology,
exocuticle,
exocytose,
exocytosis
British Dictionary definitions for exocrine
exocrine
/ (ˈɛksəʊˌkraɪn, -krɪn) /
adjective
of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions
noun
an exocrine gland
Compare
endocrine
Word Origin for exocrine
C20:
exo- +
-crine from Greek
krinein to separate
Medical definitions for exocrine
exocrine
[ ĕk′sə-krĭn, -krēn, -krīn′ ]
adj.
Of or relating to a glandular secretion released externally through a duct to a surface.
Relating to a gland that secretes outwardly through a duct or ducts.