Eccrine
[ek-rin, -rahyn, -reen] /ˈɛk rɪn, -raɪn, -rin/
adjective, Physiology.
1.
of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from ).
2.
of or relating to secretions of these glands:
eccrine sweat.
3.
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/ˈɛkrɪn/
adjective
1.
of or denoting glands that secrete externally, esp the numerous sweat glands on the human body Compare apocrine
eccrine ec·crine (ěk’rĭn, -rīn’, -rēn’)
adj.
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