Meaning Of The Word Holocrine

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holocrine in American English
designating or of a gland whose secretion results from the disintegration of the gland's cells
adjective: releasing a secretion that is a product of disintegrating cells

holocrine in British English
adjective: (of the secretion of glands) characterized by disintegration of the entire glandular cell in releasing its product, as in sebaceous glands

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