Meaning & use
Holocrine
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Describing a type of gland secretion in which entire cells break down and release their contents as the secretion.
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Sebaceous glands in the skin use a holocrine method of secretion.
The professor explained how holocrine glands differ from apocrine glands.
A note on using this word
From Greek 'holos' (whole) and 'krinein' (to separate), reflecting that whole cells disintegrate to form the secretion.
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