exocrine gland

exocrine gland
noun
a gland that secretes externally through a duct
• Syn: ↑exocrine, ↑duct gland
• Hypernyms: ↑gland, ↑secretory organ, ↑secretor, ↑secreter
• Hyponyms:

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noun
: a gland that produces an exocrine secretion — called also gland of external secretion

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any of several glands, as the salivary glands, that secrete externally through a duct.
[1925-30]

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exocrine gland,
any one of various glands that discharge their products through ducts or into a cavity; gland of external secretion. Among the exocrine glands are the salivary, lachrymal, sweat, mammary, and sebaceous glands.

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