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Word: Apocrine
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 20th century: from apo- + Greek krinein ‘to separate’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈapəkrʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈapəkrɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to or denoting multicellular glands which release some of their cytoplasm in their secretions, especially the sweat glands associated with hair follicles in the armpits and pubic regions.
Short Definition:of multicellular glands which release some of their cytoplasm in their secretions
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