• Allocrine

    Origin

    Late 20th century: from Ancient Greek ἄλλος + κρίνω (krinō, "separate").

    Full definition of allocrine

    Adjective

    allocrine

    1. (physiology) Relating to or denoting foreign hormones being taken up and eliciting a response in an organism (for example, hormones in breast milk.)
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