Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apocrine

/ˈæpəˌkɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: apoc-rine
IPA: /ˈæpəˌkɹɪn/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells.

Example Sentences

"They observed that apocrine metaplasia often was present in breasts with other "noncancerous proliferative lesions," but they found no significant difference in the frequency of apocrine metaplasia between "cancerous and noncancerous breasts.""
"Lobular cysts as well as micro- and macrocysts are very often lined to a variable extent by apocrine epithelium. Pathologists call this condition apocrine metaplasia, meaning a transformation of the normal epithelial cells into sweat-gland-like cells similar to those found in the apocrine glands of the vulva, eyelid, and external auditory canal."
"Apocrine glands are distributed throughout the body but are present in greatest abundance in the axilla, followed by the anogenital region."
"Two appreciate what happened, note that sweat glands come in two varieties, apocrine and eccrine."

Etymology

From apo- (“away from”) + Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: apo

Derived Forms

apocrinitis microapocrine nonapocrine

Phrases

apocrine acne decapitation secretion

Frequently Paired Words

decapitation secretion holocrine merocrine eccrine

Questions

How do you pronounce apocrine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæpəˌkɹɪn/.
What does apocrine mean?: Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells.
Where does apocrine come from?: From apo- (“away from”) + Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).

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