merocrine

/ (ˈmɛrəˌkraɪn, -krɪn) /

adjective

(of the secretion of glands) characterized by formation of the product without undergoing disintegration Compare holocrine, apocrine

Word Origin for merocrine

C20: from mero- + Greek krinein to separate

Words nearby merocrine

merman, merneptah, mero-, meroblastic, merocele, merocrine, merocrine gland, merodach, merodiastolic, merogenesis, merogony

Medical definitions for merocrine

merocrine
[ mĕr′ə-krĭn, -krīn′, -krēn′ ]

adj.

Of or relating to a gland whose secretory cells remain undamaged during secretion.