any of several glands, as the salivary glands, that secrete externally through a duct.
Origin
1925-30
British Dictionary definitions for exocrine gland
exocrine gland
noun
1.
any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface
exocrine gland in Medicine
exocrine glandn. A gland, such as a sebaceous gland or sweat gland, that releases its secretions to the body's cavities, organs, or surface through a duct.
exocrine gland in Science
exocrine gland
(ěk'sə-krĭn, -krēn) Any gland of the body that produces secretions and discharges them into a cavity or through a duct to the surface of the body. In mammals, the sweat glands and mammary glands are exocrine glands.