EXOCRINE

• 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.

• EXOCRINE (noun)

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

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

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

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

• EXOCRINE (adjective)

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)