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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a gland whose secretory cells remain undamaged during secretion.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to a
gland whichsecretes without major damage to its secretorycells .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[mero– + Greek krīnein, to separate; see endocrine.]
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From mero- ("partial") + Ancient Greek κρίνω (krīnein, "to separate").
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