merocrine

merocrine
merocrine [mer′ō krin, mer′ōkrīn΄, mer′ōkrēn΄]
adj.
< Gr meros, part + krinein, to separate: see CRISIS
designating or of any gland which secretes its products without any obvious damage to its cells

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mer·o·crine (mĕrʹə-krĭn, -krīn', -krēn') adj.
Of or relating to a gland whose secretory cells remain undamaged during secretion.
  [mero- + Greek krīnein, to separate; see endocrine.]

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