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 Definitions of eccrine  [ˈɛk rɪn, -raɪn, -rin]  

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Definition of 'eccrine' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) eccrine
of or pertaining to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat

Etymology:  (ecdysi (s ) + -ast ; coined by H. L. Mencken in 1940)

Definition of 'eccrine' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) eccrine
(of exocrine glands) producing a clear aqueous secretion without releasing part of the secreting cell; important in regulating body temperature

'eccrine' - Nearby Entries  

ecclesiology  eccm  eccrine  eccrine gland  eccyesis  ecdemic  ecdysiast  



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