"merocrine" meaning in All languages combined

See merocrine on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From mero- (“partial”) + Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mero||gloss1=partial}} mero- (“partial”) +, {{uder|en|grc|κρῑ́νω||to separate}} Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} merocrine (not comparable)
  1. (anatomy, biology, histology) Of or pertaining to certain exocrine glands that secrete without major damage to the secretory cells. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anatomy, Biology Synonyms (of or pertaining to certain exocrine glands): eccrine [specifically] Coordinate_terms: apocrine, granulocrine, holocrine

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form|g=f}} merocrine f
  1. feminine plural of merocrino Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: merocrino
    Sense id: en-merocrine-it-adj-E~gPYDiv Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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