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Adjective: eccrine  'e-krin or 'e,krIn
  1. (of exocrine glands) producing a clear aqueous secretion without releasing part of the secreting cell; important in regulating body temperature
    "In modern humans, eccrine sweat glands are widely distributed over the surface of the body"

Antonym: apocrine

Encyclopedia: Eccrine

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Echeneididae