apocrine
apo·crine
adj \ˈa-pə-krən, -ˌkrīn, -ˌkrēn\Definition of APOCRINE
: producing a fluid secretion by pinching off one end of the secretory cell while leaving the rest intact <an apocrine gland>; also : produced by an apocrine gland
Origin of APOCRINE
International Scientific Vocabulary apo- + Greek krinein to separate — more at certain
First Known Use: 1926
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