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Definition of Holocrine
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Holocrine
1. Form of secretion in which the whole cell is shed from the gland, usually after becoming packed with the main secretory substance. In mammals, sebaceous glands are one of the few examples. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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