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/ek'reuh nol"euh jee/, n.the branch of physiology and anatomy dealing with secretions and the secretory glands.[ < Gk ekkrín(ein) to secrete (ek- EC- + krínein to separate) + -O- + -LOGY]
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eccrinology — ˌekrə̇ˈnäləjē noun ( es) Etymology: French eccrinologie, from eccrino (from Greek ekkrinein to secrete, from ek out of, out + krinein to separate) + logie logy : a branch of physiology that deals with secretion and secretory organs * * * /ek reuh … Useful english dictionary
eccrinology — The branch of physiology and of anatomy concerned with the secretions and the secreting (exocrine) glands. [G. ekdrino, to secrete, + logos, study] * * * ec·cri·nol·o·gy .ek rə näl ə jē n, pl gies a branch of physiology that deals with secretion… … Medical dictionary
eccrinology — study of excretion Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
eccrinology — n. study of secretions … English contemporary dictionary
eccrinology — ec·cri·nol·o·gy … English syllables
eccrinology — /ɛkrəˈnɒlədʒi/ (say ekruh noluhjee) noun the branch of physiology relating to secretions. {French eccrinologie} …
eccrinology — n. study of excretion and secretion. ♦ eccritic, n. & a. purgative … Dictionary of difficult words
List of sciences ending in -logy — The sciences in the following list have names formed with the suffix logy . Words ending in logy which are not sciences can be found in the list of non sciences ending in logy. A*Acarology, the study of ticks and mites *Actinobiology, the study… … Wikipedia
Excretion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Excretion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 excretion excretion discharge emanation Sgm: N 1 exhalation exhalation exudation extrusion secretion effusion extravasation ecchymosis Sgm: N 1 evacuation … English dictionary for students
eccrine — /ek rin, ruyn, reen/, adj. Physiol. 1. of or pertaining to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine). 2. of or pertaining to secretions of … Universalium
