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EXOCRINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gland that secretes externally through a duct
Synonyms:
duct gland; exocrine; exocrine gland
Classified under:
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)
sudoriferous gland; sweat gland (any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration)
lachrymal gland; lacrimal gland; tear gland (any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears)
pancreas (a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin)
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)
cervical glands; cervical glands of the uterus; glandulae cervicales uteri (mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix)
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)
digestive gland (any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract)
salivary gland (any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion)
mamma; mammary gland (milk-secreting organ of female mammals)
nabothian gland (one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus)
vestibular gland (a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina; secretions lubricate the vagina during coitus)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
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)
Context examples:
A benign, non-metastasizing, usually cystic epithelial neoplasm arising from the exocrine pancreas.
(Pancreatic Serous Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A metastasizing, slow-growing malignant epithelial neoplasm that arises from the exocrine pancreas.
(Pancreatic Serous Cystadenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign, non-metastasizing cystic epithelial neoplasm arising from the exocrine pancreas.
(Pancreatic Serous Cystadenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign or malignant epithelial neoplasm that is usually cystic and arises from the exocrine pancreas.
(Pancreatic Serous Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-invasive malignant cystic epithelial neoplasm arising from the exocrine pancreas.
(Pancreatic Non-Invasive Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign, non-metastasizing epithelial neoplasm arising from the exocrine pancreas.
(Pancreatic Macrocystic Serous Cystadenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A group of cystic or mass-forming epithelial neoplasms that arise from the exocrine pancreas, exhibit ductal differentiation, and grow mostly within the pancreatic ducts.
(Pancreatic Intraductal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant glandular neoplasm arising from the exocrine pancreas.
(Pancreatic Intraductal Papillary-Mucinous Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A usually slow-growing epithelial neoplasm with ductal differentiation that arises from the exocrine pancreas and grows mostly within the pancreatic ducts.
(Pancreatic Intraductal Papillary-Mucinous Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
An epithelial neoplasm that arises from the exocrine pancreas characterized by the formation of tubular structures, high grade dysplasia, and ductal differentiation.
(Pancreatic Intraductal Tubulopapillary Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
