adjective
- relating to or denoting a type of gland secretion in which the secretory product is released without damage to the secretory cells
Usage: biology; technical
Examples
- Sweat glands are merocrine glands that release sweat without harming the cell structure.
- The merocrine secretion process allows glands to continuously produce and release substances.
- Unlike apocrine glands, merocrine glands do not lose cytoplasm during secretion.
- Salivary glands function as merocrine glands in the human body.