apocrine gland — noun a large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an apocrine secretion; in human beings located in hairy regions of the body • Hypernyms: ↑sweat gland, ↑sudoriferous gland * * * noun : any of the large sweat glands that produce both a… … Useful english dictionary
apocrine gland — a gland whose discharged secretion contains part of the secreting cells. Cf. holocrine g. and merocrine g. NOTE: the term is often used to denote the apocrine sweat glands specifically … Medical dictionary
apocrine gland — noun Any of several coiled, tubular glands that extrudes part of the cytoplasm as a secretion … Wiktionary
Apocrine — is a term used to classify exocrine glands in the study of histology. Cells which are classified as apocrine bud their secretions off through the plasma membrane producing membrane bound vesicles in the lumen. Examples of an apocrine gland… … Wikipedia
Gland — A gland is an organ in an animal s body that synthesizes a substance for release such as hormones or breast milk, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland). Types Glands… … Wikipedia
apocrine — Denoting a mechanism of glandular secretion in which the apical portion of secretory cells is shed and incorporated into the secretion. SEE ALSO: a. gland. [G. apo krino, to separate] * * * apo·crine ap ə krən, .krīn, .krēn adj producing a fluid… … Medical dictionary
apocrine — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary apo + Greek krinein to separate more at certain Date: 1926 producing a fluid secretion by pinching off one end of the secretory cell while leaving the rest intact < an apocrine gland >;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
apocrine carcinoma — adnexal carcinoma arising in an apocrine gland. 1. a rare breast malignancy with a ductal or acinar growth pattern and apocrine secretions … Medical dictionary
apocrine — adjective Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland, or to its secretions … Wiktionary
apocrine adenoma — any of numerous adnexal adenomas having differentiation toward apocrine gland tissue … Medical dictionary
