Exocrine gland

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Exocrine gland
TermExocrine gland
Short definitionexocrine gland (EK-soh-krin.
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
Comments


exocrine gland - (pronounced) (EK-soh-krin. . . ) A gland that produces substances such as sweat, tears, saliva, milk, and digestive juices and discharges them through a duct or opening on a body surface. Examples of exocrine glands are sweat glands, lacrimal glands, salivary glands, mammary glands, and digestive glands in the stomach, pancreas, and intestines

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