| exocrine | 1. <physiology> Secreting outwardly, via a duct. 2. <anatomy> Denoting such a gland or its secretion. Compare: endocrine. Origin: Gr. Krinein = to separate (18 Nov 1997) |
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| exocrine gland | <anatomy> A gland that secretes its products through ducts or canals, such as sweatglands or mammary glands. Compare: endocrine gland. (09 Oct 1997) |
| exocrine pancreatic insufficiency | Lack of exocrine secretions of pancreas, due to destruction of acini, usually by chronic pancreatitis; lack of digestive enzymes from pancreas results in diarrhoea, usually fatty (steatorrhoea) because of lack of pancreatic enzymes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exocrine part of pancreas | exocrine part of pancreas |
| bronchiolar exocrine cell | A rounded, club-shaped, nonciliated cell protruding between ciliated cell's in bronchiolar epithelium; believed to be secretory in function. Synonym: bronchiolar exocrine cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
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