| 单词 | apocrine |
| 释义 | apocrine[ ap-uh-krin, -krahyn, -kreen ] / ˈæp ə krɪn, -ˌkraɪn, -ˌkrin / adjective Physiology.of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine). of or relating to such secretions: apocrine sweat. Origin of apocrine1925–30; <Greek apokrī́nein to set apart, equivalent to apo-apo- + krī́nein to separate, choose; formed as if with -ine1, probably on the model of endocrine Words nearby apocrineapochromat, apochromatic, apochromatic objective, apocopate, apocope, apocrine, apocrine adenoma, apocrine carcinoma, apocrine chromesthesia, apocrine gland, apocrine metaplasia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for apocrineapocrine / (ˈæpəkraɪn, -krɪn) / adjectivedenoting a type of glandular secretion in which part of the secreting cell is lost with the secretion, as in mammary glandsCompare merocrine, holocrine Word Origin for apocrineC20: from apo- + -crine, from Greek krinein to separate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for apocrineapocrine [ ăp′ə-krĭn, -krīn′, -krēn′ ] adj.Of or relating to an apocrine gland or its secretions. n.The apocrine gland. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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