toàn tiết

Một tuyến toàn tiết giải phóng chất tiết bằng cách vỡ ra toàn bộ tế bào.

Definition

1. Adjective (Biology, Anatomy):
   • Holocrine: Describes a type of gland or secretory process where the entire cell disintegrates and is destroyed to release its secretory product. The secreted substance is composed of the cell's own decomposed cellular material.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tuyến bã nhờn là một ví dụ về tuyến toàn tiết. (The sebaceous gland is an example of a holocrine gland.)
  • Quá trình toàn tiết khác biệt với quá trình ngoại tiết. (The holocrine process is distinct from the mercocrine process.)

Advanced Usage

• Used almost exclusively in specialized biological, anatomical, and medical contexts to classify glandular secretion mechanisms.

Variants and Related Words

• Tuyến toàn tiết (n): Holocrine gland.
  • Tuyến toàn tiết giải phóng toàn bộ tế bào chết. (A holocrine gland releases the entire dead cell.)

Synonyms

• Holocrine: The direct and only equivalent English term in technical contexts.

Related Terms (Conceptual)

• Merocrine / Eccrine: A glandular secretion process where the cell remains intact.
• Apocrine: A glandular secretion process where part of the cell cytoplasm is released with the product.