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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

hol•o•crine adj.

Physiology(of a gland) releasing a secretion that is a product of disintegrating cells.
Physiology(of a secretion) released by such a gland.

Greek krí̄nein to separate
holo- + -crine 1900–05

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