holocrine


ho·lo·crine

adj
\ˈhō-lə-krən, -ˌkrīn, -ˌkrēn, ˈhäl-ə-\

Definition of HOLOCRINE

: producing or being a secretion resulting from lysis of secretory cells <holocrine glands> <holocrine secretions> <holocrine activity>—compare apocrine, eccrine, merocrine

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