How do you use Exocrine in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like gland or endocrine, plus the exact meaning.
Exocrine in a sentence
Exocrine meaning
- Producing external secretions that are released through a duct.
- Pertaining to the exocrine glands or their secretions.
Using Exocrine
- The main meaning on this page is: Producing external secretions that are released through a duct. | Pertaining to the exocrine glands or their secretions.
- Useful related words include: gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter.
- In the example corpus, exocrine often appears in combinations such as: exocrine glands, the exocrine, and exocrine.
Context around Exocrine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Exocrine
- In this selection, "exocrine" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pancreatic, glands, acini and functions stand out and add context to how "exocrine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include affects the exocrine part of and autoimmunity in exocrine glands which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "exocrine" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with exocrine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Development of the exocrine acini progresses through three successive stages. (10 words)
The pancreas consists of two parts, an exocrine and an endocrine component. (12 words)
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma, which affects the exocrine part of the pancreas, is by far the most common form. (17 words)
In addition, due to causing problems with fat digestion and bilirubin excretion, pancreatitis often presents with pale stools and dark urine. citation In pancreatitis, enzymes of the exocrine pancreas damage the structure and tissue of the pancreas. (37 words)
The type of secretory product of exocrine glands may also be one of three categories: * Serous glands secrete a watery, often protein-rich, fluid-like product, e.g. sweat glands. (30 words)
Damaged self-structures targeted for apoptosis may be mistakenly exposed to the immune system, triggering autoimmunity in exocrine glands which are often prone to autoimmune responses. (26 words)
Example sentences (9)
Damaged self-structures targeted for apoptosis may be mistakenly exposed to the immune system, triggering autoimmunity in exocrine glands which are often prone to autoimmune responses.
Development of the exocrine acini progresses through three successive stages.
Differentiation of cells of the pancreas proceeds through two different pathways, corresponding to the dual endocrine and exocrine functions of the pancreas.
Function Glands are divided based on their function into two groups: Here is a diagram that shows the differences between Endocrine and Exocrine glands.
In addition, due to causing problems with fat digestion and bilirubin excretion, pancreatitis often presents with pale stools and dark urine. citation In pancreatitis, enzymes of the exocrine pancreas damage the structure and tissue of the pancreas.
In these milder cases, sufficient pancreatic exocrine function is still present so that enzyme supplementation is not required.
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma, which affects the exocrine part of the pancreas, is by far the most common form.
The pancreas consists of two parts, an exocrine and an endocrine component.
The type of secretory product of exocrine glands may also be one of three categories: * Serous glands secrete a watery, often protein-rich, fluid-like product, e.g. sweat glands.
Common combinations with exocrine
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: