any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface
exocrine gland in American English
noun
any of several glands, as the salivary glands, that secrete externally through a duct
Word origin
[1925–30]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Nazi, decibel, off-line, recycle, runout
Examples of 'exocrine gland' in a sentence
exocrine gland
62% (8/13) of patients had no signs and symptoms of exocrine gland involvement.
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Lymphocyte infiltrations were observed in the heart, renal cortex, hepatocyte, and pancreas exocrine gland.
Yu-jun Tan, Yu-jun Tan, Yu-shan Ren, Yu-shan Ren, Lei Gao, Lei Gao, Lan-fang Li, Lan-fangLi, Li-juan Cui, Li-juan Cui, Bin Li, Bin Li, Xin Li, Xin Li, Jian Yang, Jian Yang,Ming-zhi Wang, Ming-zhi Wang, Yuan-yuan Lv, Yuan-yuan Lv, Xiao-li Xu, Xiao-li Xu,Jing-chun Yao, Jing-chun Yao, Jing-chun Yao, Zhong Liu, Zhong Liu, Zhong Liu, Gui-minZhang, Gui-min Zhang, Gui-min Zhang, Jie Li, Jie Li, Jie Li 2018, '28-Day Oral Chronic Toxicity Study of Arctigenin in Rats', Frontiers in Pharmacologyhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2018.01077/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)