Look up: holocrine

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   holocrine
   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.
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   holocrine
   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. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   Holocrine
   Holocrine is a classification of exocrine glands in the study of Histology. Holocrine secretions are produced within the cell followed by the rupture of the plasma membrane, thus releasing the cellular contents into the lumen. Examples of holocrine glands include the sebaceous glands of the skin and the meibomian glands of the eyelid. The sebaceous gland is an example of a holocrine gland, because its product of secretion (sebum) is released...
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   holocrine
   (ho´lo-krin) wholly secretory, denoting that type of glandular secretion in which the entire secreting cell, along with its accumulated secretion, forms the secreted matter of the gland, as in the sebaceous glands. See also apocrine and merocrine.
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   holocrine
   holocrine 1. Relating to a gland whose secretions are derived from the substance of the gland itself; such as, a sebaceous gland. 2. A form of secretion in which the whole cell is shed from the gland, usually after becoming packed with the main secretory substance.
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   holocrine
   See: holocrine gland [holo- + G. krin, to separate]
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