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holocrine gland

n.

A gland whose secretion consists of its own disintegrated secretory cells along with its secretory product.

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Nearby words

  1. holocarpic,
  2. holocaust,
  3. holocene,
  4. holocord,
  5. holocrine,
  6. holocrystalline,
  7. holodiastolic,
  8. holoendemic,
  9. holoenzyme,
  10. holofernes
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