exocrine

ex o crine |ˈeksəˌkrin, ˈeksəˌkrēn ˈɛksəˌkrɪn | ▶adjective Physiology relating to or denoting glands that secrete their products through ducts opening onto an epithelium rather than directly into the bloodstream. Often contrasted with endocrine. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from exo- ‘outside ’ + Greek krinein ‘sift. ’

exocrine

exocrine |ˈɛksə (ʊ )krʌɪn, -krɪn | ▶adjective Physiology relating to or denoting glands which secrete their products through ducts opening on to an epithelium rather than directly into the blood. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from exo- ‘outside ’ + Greek krinein ‘sift ’.