holocrine
ho·lo·crine
adj \-krən, -ˌkrīn, -ˌkrēn\Definition of HOLOCRINE
: producing or being a secretion resulting from lysis of secretory cells <holocrine sebaceous glands>
Origin of HOLOCRINE
International Scientific Vocabulary hol- + Greek krinein to separate — more at certain
First Known Use: circa 1905
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