secretory

[ si-kree-tuh-ree ]

/ sɪˈkri tə ri /

adjective

pertaining to secretion.

performing the process of secretion.

noun, plural se·cre·to·ries.

a secretory organ, vessel, or the like.

Origin of secretory

First recorded in 1685–95; secret(ion) + -ory¹

OTHER WORDS FROM secretory

non·se·cre·to·ry, adjective, noun, plural non·se·cre·to·ries.

Words nearby secretory

secretion, secretive, secretoinhibitory, secretomotor, secretor, secretory, secretory carcinoma, secretory duct, secretory nerve, secretory otitis media, secret partner

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Example sentences from the Web for secretory

Associated words: secretive, secretory, confide, confidential.
Putnam's Word Book|Louis A. Flemming
Taken as a whole this is often called the "secretory balance" or "internal secretory balance."
Taboo and Genetics|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
The amount of action modifies the condition of the secretory organs.
A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)|Calvin Cutter
When a secretory organ is excessively stimulated, its vigor and energy are reduced.
A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)|Calvin Cutter

They have been considered as secretory organs, answering to the pancreas in vertebrate animals.
The Insect World|Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for secretory

secretory

/ (sɪˈkriːtərɪ) /

adjective

of, relating to, or producing a secretiona secretory cell; secretory function

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Medical definitions for secretory

secretory

[ sĭ-krē′tə-rē ]

adj.

Relating to or performing secretion.

单词	secretory
释义	secretory [ si-kree-tuh-ree ] / sɪˈkri tə ri / adjective pertaining to secretion. performing the process of secretion. noun, plural se·cre·to·ries. a secretory organ, vessel, or the like. Origin of secretory First recorded in 1685–95; secret(ion) + -ory¹ OTHER WORDS FROM secretory non·se·cre·to·ry, adjective, noun, plural non·se·cre·to·ries. Words nearby secretory secretion, secretive, secretoinhibitory, secretomotor, secretor, secretory, secretory carcinoma, secretory duct, secretory nerve, secretory otitis media, secret partner Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for secretory Associated words: secretive, secretory, confide, confidential. Putnam's Word Book\|Louis A. Flemming Taken as a whole this is often called the "secretory balance" or "internal secretory balance." Taboo and Genetics\|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard The amount of action modifies the condition of the secretory organs. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)\|Calvin Cutter When a secretory organ is excessively stimulated, its vigor and energy are reduced. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)\|Calvin Cutter They have been considered as secretory organs, answering to the pancreas in vertebrate animals. The Insect World\|Louis Figuier British Dictionary definitions for secretory secretory / (sɪˈkriːtərɪ) / adjective of, relating to, or producing a secretiona secretory cell; secretory function Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for secretory secretory [ sĭ-krē′tə-rē ] adj. Relating to or performing secretion. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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