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exocrine gland
(redirected from duct gland)

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exocrine gland (ĕk`səkrən): see gland gland, organ that manufactures chemical substances. A gland may vary from a single cell to a complex system of tubes that unite and open onto a surface through a duct. The endocrine glands, e.g.
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exocrine gland
Med any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface

exocrine gland [′ek·sə·krən ‚gland]
(physiology)
A structure whose secretion is passed directly or by ducts to its exterior surface, or to another surface which is continuous with the external surface of the gland.


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