Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holocrine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: holocrine
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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.

Example Sentences

"The venom glands of teleosts consist of an aggregation of holocrine cells derived from the epidermis but often sunken into the dermis, on either side of a spine, usually of dorsal or pectoral fin."
"2007, Galina N. Solntseva, N. N. Dergunova (translator), Teresa Ott (linguistic editor), Morphology of the Auditory and Vestibular Organs in Mammals, with Emphasis on Marine Species, page 42, In Chiroptera and Insectivora, the holocrine glands can form glandular complexes."
"The holocrine gland is the least common type. After the cell fills with secretory material, the entire holocrine gland cell discharges to the lumen of the gland to constitute the secretion. Sebaceous glands associated with hair follicles of the skin are the most common holocrine glands."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole, entire”) and κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).

Frequently Paired Words

apocrine merocrine

Questions

What does holocrine mean?: 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.
Where does holocrine come from?: From Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole, entire”) and κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).

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