Holocrine Definition

hŏlə-krĭn, -krīn, -krēn, hōlə-
adjective
Designating or of a gland whose secretion results from the disintegration of the gland's cells.
Webster's New World

Origin of Holocrine

  • holo– Greek krīnein to separate endocrine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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