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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
exocrine
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Exocrine
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āĻāĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¨, āĻāĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻŋ
a gland that secretes substances, such as enzymes or mucus, through ducts that lead to the external environment or a body cavity, rather than directly into the bloodstream
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The pancreas functions as both an endocrine and exocrine organ, releasing digestive enzymes into the small intestine through ducts.
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āĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻāĻŽ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
exocrine
01
āĻāĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¨, āĻāĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤
of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
