WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ex′ocrine gland′, 
  1. Anatomyany of several glands, as the salivary glands, that secrete externally through a duct.
  • 1925–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
exocrine gland
  1. any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface
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