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apocrine
 
SYLLABICATION:ap·o·crine
PRONUNCIATION:  p-krn, -krn, -krn
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 apokrnein, to set apart : apo-, apo- + krnein, to separate; see krei- in Appendix I.
 
 
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