| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| exocrine |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ex·o·crine |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   k s -kr n, -kr n, -kr n |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Secreting externally, directly or through a duct: exocrine cells. 2. Of, relating to, or produced by an exocrine gland. | | ETYMOLOGY: | exo– + Greek krnein, to separate; see krei- in Appendix I.
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