apocrine

Definitions of apocrine
  1. adjective
    (of exocrine glands) producing a secretion in which part of the secreting cell is released with the secretion
    “mother's milk is one apocrine secretion”
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    antonyms:
    eccrine
    (of exocrine glands) producing a clear aqueous secretion without releasing part of the secreting cell; important in regulating body temperature
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