Examples of eccrine in a Sentence
Alexis Benveniste, Allure, 26 Sep. 2023
It is caused when ducts from eccrine sweat glands that lead to the skin’s surface are blocked or inflamed.
—Matthew Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
The loss of hair on our bodies and the development of eccrine sweat glands were important evolutionary events, perhaps as important as the use of tools or fire.
—Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023
Clear, fluid eccrine sweat, produced in much larger quantities, spreads the apocrine over a larger surface area — and the stench along with it.
—Jessica Festa, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2015
An eccrine route of excretion probably produced chromhidrosis.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2013
Lu upped the ante, tracking stress in an area of the body that contains the highest concentration of eccrine sweat glands: the palm.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2023
Right now, scientists collect eccrine sweat gland data from the palm by attaching gel electrodes with dangling wires that connect to a wristwatch.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2023
Mammals are the only type of animals with eccrine sweat glands, though these glands are sometimes used to help animals grip rather than cool down in the heat.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 30 Aug. 2022
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Word History
borrowed from German ekkrin, borrowed from Greek ekkrínein "to secrete," from ek- ec- + krínein "to separate" — more at certain entry 1
Note: See note at apocrine.
1927, in the meaning defined above
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“Eccrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eccrine. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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