different between eccrine vs merocrine
eccrine
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ?? (ek, “out of”) and ?????? (kr??n?, “to separate”).
Pronunciation
(US) IPA(key): /??k.??n/, /??k.?a?n/, /??k.?in/
Adjective
eccrine (not comparable)
- Pertaining to a sweat gland; merocrine
- Pertaining to sweat
- Exocrine
Usage notes
As a synonym of merocrine, eccrine applies specifically to sweat glands and their secretions.
Derived terms
- eccrine gland
- perieccrine
See also
- apocrine
- merocrine
Italian
Adjective
eccrine
- feminine plural of eccrino
eccrine From the web:
merocrine
English
Etymology
From mero- (“partial”) +? Ancient Greek ?????? (kr??n?, “to separate”).
Adjective
merocrine (not comparable)
- (anatomy, biology, histology) Of or pertaining to certain exocrine glands that secrete without major damage to the secretory cells.
- 1982, Vladimir Evgen?evich Sokolov, Mammal Skin, University of California Press, page 20,
- Merocrine cells have several full secretion cycles — the merocrine secretion cell does not die when it secretes into the lumen of the gland.
- 2011, S. M. Kisia, Vertebrates: Structures and Functions, page 53,
- 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.
- 2013, Nancy A. Monteiro-Riviere, 16: Integument, Jo Ann Eurell, Brian L. Frappier (editors), Dellmann's Textbook of Veterinary Histology, 6th Edition, page 338,
- The planum rostrale of pigs has tactile (sinus) hairs distributed over the surface and numerous large merocrine sweat glands.
- 1982, Vladimir Evgen?evich Sokolov, Mammal Skin, University of California Press, page 20,
Synonyms
- (of or pertaining to certain exocrine glands): eccrine (specifically of (certain) sweat glands)
Coordinate terms
- apocrine
- granulocrine
- holocrine
Italian
Adjective
merocrine f
- feminine plural of merocrino
merocrine From the web:
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