Meanings
nounexocrine gland (plural exocrine glands)
plural exocrine glands
- anatomyAny of various glands which secrete via a duct, typically into the digestive tract or onto the skin.
Synonyms: duct gland
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various glands which secrete via a duct, typically into the digestive tract or onto the skin.
Similar
duct gland
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
nouna gland that secretes externally through a duct
Similar
exocrineduct gland
Also see
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Translations
Dutch exocriene klier
- exocriene klierTranslations
Finnish avorauhanen
- avorauhanenTranslations
German exokrine Drüse
- exokrine DrüseTranslations
Polish gruczoł zewnątrzwydzielniczy, gruczoł wydzielania zewnętrznego
- gruczoł zewnątrzwydzielniczyTranslations
- gruczoł wydzielania zewnętrznegoTranslations
- gruczoł egzokrynowyTranslations
Romanian glandă exocrină
- glandă exocrinăTranslations
Welsh chwarren ecsocrin
- chwarren ecsocrinTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
exocrine gland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocrine%20gland
MLA
“exocrine gland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocrine%20gland. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exocrine gland,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocrine%20gland.
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