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holocrine /holo·crine/ (ho´lo-krin) exhibiting glandular secretion in which the entire secretory cell laden with its secretory products is cast off.
hol·o·crine (hl-krn, -krn, -krn, hl-)
adj.
Of or relating to a gland whose output consists of disintegrated secretory cells along with the secretory product itself.
holocrine
[hol′əkrēn]
Etymology: Gk, holos, whole, krienein, to secrete
pertaining to the secretion of a gland or the gland itself as well as the accumulated gland secretions.
holocrine [hol´o-krin]
wholly secretory, denoting that type of glandular secretion in which the entire secreting cell, along with its accumulated secretion, forms the secreted matter of the gland, as in the sebaceous glands. See also apocrine and merocrine.
holocrine
wholly secretory; that type of glandular secretion in which the entire cell forms the secreted matter of the gland, as in the sebaceous glands; cf. apocrine and merocrine.
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