apocrine adjective. ['apǝkrʌɪn, -krɪn] E20.
[from APO- + Greek krinein to separate.]
Physiology. Designating or pertaining to glands which lose some of their cytoplasm during secretion, esp. sweat glands opening into hair follicles (e.g. in the armpits and pubic region). Cf. ECCRINE, HOLOCRINE, MEROCRINE.

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