EXOCRINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does exocrine mean? 

• EXOCRINE (noun)
  The noun EXOCRINE has 1 sense:

1. a gland that secretes externally through a duct

  Familiarity information: EXOCRINE used as a noun is very rare.

• EXOCRINE (adjective)
  The adjective EXOCRINE has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions

  Familiarity information: EXOCRINE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXOCRINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gland that secretes externally through a duct

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

duct gland; exocrine; exocrine gland

Hypernyms ("exocrine" is a kind of...):

gland; secreter; secretor; secretory organ (any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exocrine"):

oil gland (a gland that secretes oil)

sudoriferous gland; sweat gland (any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration)

lachrymal gland; lacrimal gland; tear gland (any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears)

pancreas (a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin)

bulbourethral gland; Cowper's gland (either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female)

cervical glands; cervical glands of the uterus; glandulae cervicales uteri (mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix)

seminal vesicle (either of a pair of glands located on either side of the male urinary bladder that open into the vas deferens and that secrete many components of semen during ejaculation)

digestive gland (any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract)

salivary gland (any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion)

mamma; mammary gland (milk-secreting organ of female mammals)

nabothian gland (one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus)

vestibular gland (a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina; secretions lubricate the vagina during coitus)

• EXOCRINE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Antonym:

endocrine (of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions)

Pertainym:

exocrine gland (a gland that secretes externally through a duct)

 Context examples 

An adenocarcinoma which arises from the exocrine pancreas.

(Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A carcinoma arising from the exocrine pancreas.

(Pancreatic Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare carcinoma with a poor prognosis, characterized by the presence of a mixture of exocrine and neuroendocrine malignant epithelial cells in both the pancreas and metastatic sites.

(Pancreatic Carcinoma with Mixed Differentiation, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-metastasizing cystic epithelial neoplasm arising from the exocrine pancreas.

(Pancreatic Cystadenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of neoplastic cells that resemble acinar cells and produce pancreatic exocrine enzymes.

(Pancreatic Acinar Cell Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare disorder resulting from neoplastic exocrine excess.

(Lipase Hypersecretion Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a compound gland composed of both exocrine and endocrine tissues.

(Pancreas, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign, cystic acinar cell neoplasm that arises from the exocrine pancreas.

(Pancreatic Acinar Cell Cystadenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign or malignant neoplasm that arises from the epithelial cells of the exocrine pancreatic tissue.

(Pancreatic Exocrine Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Inability of the exocrine pancreas to produce and secrete an adequate amount of digestive enzymes into the small intestine.

(Pancreatic Insufficiency, NCI Thesaurus)