external secretion; exocrine
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external secretion; exocrine secretion
Technical term in physiology and medicine. Refers to the process by which glands secrete substances through ducts, as opposed to endocrine secretion (内分泌) which is ductless.
Tuò唾
yè液
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
wài外
fēn分
mì泌
。
Saliva is a type of external secretion.
Wài外
fēn分
mì泌
xiàn腺
tōng通
guò过
dǎo导
guǎn管
jiāng将
fēn分
mì泌
wù物
shū输
sòng送
dào到
tè特
dìng定
bù部
wèi位
。
Exocrine glands transport secretions to specific locations through ducts.
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Yǔ与
nèi内
fēn分
mì泌
bù不
tóng同
，
wài外
fēn分
mì泌
yǒu有
míng明
què确
de的
dǎo导
guǎn管
xì系
tǒng统
。
Unlike endocrine secretion, external secretion has a distinct duct system.