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apocrine.

Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈæpəˌkɹɪn/
  1. Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells.

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Where this word comes from

From apo- (“away from”) + Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).

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