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holocrine | undefined |

As adjectives the difference between holocrine and undefined

is that holocrine is (anatomy|biology|histology) of or relating to a mode of secretion in some exocrine glands in which the plasma membrane ruptures, releaseing the cell's cytoplasm into the lumen of the gland while undefined is lacking a definition or value.

holocrine

English

(wikipedia holocrine)

Adjective

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  • (anatomy, biology, histology) Of or relating to a mode of secretion in some exocrine glands in which the plasma membrane ruptures, releaseing the cell's cytoplasm into the lumen of the gland.
  • * 2004 , B. G. Kapoor, Bhavna Khanna, Ichthyology Handbook , page 80,
    • 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.
  • * 2013 , Rowen D. Frandson, W. Lee Wilke, Anna Dee Fails, Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals , page 11,
    • 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.

    Coordinate terms

    * apocrine * merocrine

    undefined

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia undefined) (-)
  • Lacking a definition or value.
  • (mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
    • The result of division by zero is undefined .

    Antonyms

    * defined