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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Holocrine

holocaust
holocausts
Holocene
Holocene epoch
Holocentridae
Holocentrus
Holocentrus ascensionis
Holocentrus bullisi
Holocentrus coruscus
holocephalan
holocephali
Holocephali
holocephalic
holocord
holocrine (current term)
holocrine (current term)
holocrine gland
holocrystalline
holodiastolic
holoendemic
holoendemic disease
holoenzyme
holoenzyme
holoenzymes
Holofernes
hologamies
hologamy
hologastroschisis
hologram
hologram

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