exocrine
🇺🇸
/ˈeksəkrɪn/
🇬🇧
/ˈeksəʊkraɪn/
adjective
R
relating to glands that release their secretions through ducts to the outside of the body
The pancreas has both exocrine functions, producing enzymes for digestion, and endocrine functions, producing hormones.
translation
relating to glands that release their secretions through ducts to the outside of the body