Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merocrine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: me-ro-crine
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to certain exocrine glands that secrete without major damage to the secretory cells.

Example Sentences

"Merocrine cells have several full secretion cycles — the merocrine secretion cell does not die when it secretes into the lumen of the gland."
"Secretions from glands are produced by merocrine, apocrine and holocrine modes of secretion (Fig. 3.4). In merocrine secretion, membrane bound secretory vesicles are formed and accumulate below the free surface of the cell.[…]There is no loss of cytoplasm in merocrine secretion."
"The planum rostrale of pigs has tactile (sinus) hairs distributed over the surface and numerous large merocrine sweat glands."

Etymology

From mero- (“partial”) + Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mero

Frequently Paired Words

apocrine granulocrine holocrine

Synonyms

eccrine

Questions

What does merocrine mean?: Of or pertaining to certain exocrine glands that secrete without major damage to the secretory cells.
Where does merocrine come from?: From mero- (“partial”) + Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).

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