(ăp′ō-krēn)
[Pronunciation]
(-krīn)
(-krĭn)
[Gr. apo, from, + krinein, to separate]
Denoting secretory cells that contribute part of their protoplasm to the material secreted.
See: eccrine; holocrine; merocrine
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