Definition of Eccrine

1. Adjective. (of exocrine glands) producing a clear aqueous secretion without releasing part of the secreting cell; important in regulating body temperature.

Antonyms: Apocrine

Definition of Eccrine

1. Adjective. pertaining to a certain type of sweat gland ¹

2. Adjective. pertaining to sweat ¹

3. Adjective. exocrine ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Eccrine

1. producing secretions externally [adj]

Medical Definition of Eccrine

1. Denoting the flow of sweat. Synonym: exocrine. Origin: G. Ek-krino, to secrete (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eccrine

ecclesiastical robe
ecclesiasticall
ecclesiastically
ecclesiasticism
ecclesiastick
ecclesiastics
ecclesiocracy
ecclesiological
ecclesiologies
ecclesiologist
ecclesiologists
ecclesiology
ecclesiophobia
ecco
eccoriate
eccrine (current term)
eccrine acrospiroma
eccrine gland
eccrine poroma
eccrine spiradenoma
eccrinology
eccrises
eccritic
eccritics
eccyclema
eccyclemas
eccyclemata
eccyesis
ecdemic

Literary usage of Eccrine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"... in cases of acute poisoning must also be considered, although their methodology did not distinguish between eccrine and sebaceous gland secretions. ..."

2. Carcinogenic Potency Database, Endocrine Disruptors edited by Lois Swirsky Gold (2000)
"... in situ clc cholangiocarcinoma cnb carcinoma, bilateral coa cortical adenoma eoe cortical carcinoma dpp ductal papilloma ecc eccrine ..."

3. Tobacco Policy Making in California 2001-2003: No Longer Finishing First edited by Jeffrey Archer, Simon Bainbridge (2003)
"... of Action of Steroid Hormones; (4) Regulation of Lipo- genesis and VLDL Synthesis/Assembly; and (5) eccrine Sweat Gland Function and Cystic Fibrosis. ..."

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