| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ap·o·crine |
| PRONUNCIATION: | p -kr n, -kr n , -kr n |
| ADJECTIVE: | Relating to a type of glandular secretion in which the apical portion of the secreting cell is released along with the secretory products. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Probably from Greek apokr nein, to set apart : apo-, apo- + kr nein, to separate; see krei- in Appendix I.
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