The suffix -crine denotes which meaning?

• A. To write
• B. To drink
• C. To secrete
• D. To cut

Answer: (C)

The suffix -crine refers to secretion. In medical terms it describes glands or processes that release substances, such as endocrine glands that secrete hormones inside the body or exocrine glands that secrete outside the body. The letters come from a Greek root meaning to separate or to secrete, and in practice the idea is about the act of secreting substances. So the meaning is to secrete. It isn’t about writing, drinking, or cutting, which would be indicated by other suffixes or roots.