"apocrine" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈæpəˌkɹɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-apocrine.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From apo- (“away from”) + Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|apo||gloss1=away from}} apo- (“away from”) +, {{uder|en|grc|κρῑ́νω||to separate}} Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} apocrine (not comparable)
  1. (anatomy, biology, histology) Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells. Wikipedia link: apocrine Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anatomy, Biology Derived forms: apocrinitis, microapocrine, nonapocrine Related terms: decapitation secretion Coordinate_terms: holocrine, merocrine, eccrine Translations (of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion): apokriininen (Finnish), apocrino (Italian), apócrino (Portuguese)

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} apocrine
  1. feminine plural of apocrino Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: apocrino
    Sense id: en-apocrine-it-adj-VJ6uDMe4 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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