holocrine

Adjective

Meaning

holocrine (not comparable)

(anatomy, biology, histology) Of or relating to a mode of secretion in some exocrine glands in which the plasma membrane ruptures, releasing the cell's cytoplasm into the lumen of the gland.

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Synonyms

humoral ovarian

Phrases with the word

holocrine gland

Close letter words and terms

holocomplex holocorder holocranial holocrine gland holocryptic holocrystalline