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merocrine

/ ˈmɛrəˌkraɪn; -krɪn /

adjective

  1. (of the secretion of glands) characterized by formation of the product without undergoing disintegration Compare holocrine apocrine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of merocrine1

C20: from mero- + Greek krinein to separate

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