Of or relating to a type of gland or secretion, though this term is rarely used in modern science.
From Greek apo- (away) combined with a root possibly related to krene (fountain or spring), suggesting secretion. This is an archaic or obsolete scientific term.
This word is so old it's barely found in modern textbooks—it's a fossil of scientific language from when scientists described glands using Greek water metaphors!
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