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secretory, a. and n. Phys.|sɪˈkriːtərɪ|
[f. L. sēcrēt- (see secrete v.) + -ory. Cf. F. sécrétoire.]
A. adj. Having the function of secreting; pertaining to or concerned with the process of secretion.
1692Ray Creation ii. 64 The Glands..give the Blood time to stop and separate through the Pores of the capillary Vessels into the Secretory ones. 1793Beddoes Calculus 39 Of all the secretory organs, the kidneys and the mammæ are most certainly and quickly affected by the passions and by food. 1872Huxley Physiol. v. 102 The many secretory glands which separate certain substances from the blood at recurrent periods. 1884Bower & Scott De Bary's Phaner. 421 The fibrous strands which surround a secretory passage in the leaves of Pinus and the roots of Philodendron.
B. n. A secreting vessel or duct.
1768Foote Devil iii. Wks. 1799 II. 276 These are thrown by the digestive powers into the secretory. 1822–29Good's Study Med. (ed. 3) III. 409 Mercury is an universal stimulant and increases the action of all the secretories at one and the same time. |