Hypersecretory

hypersecretory

(hī′pər-sĭ-krē′tə-rē)adj. Relating to excessive production of a bodily secretion.

Hypersecretory

Excessive production of a bodily secretion. The most common hypersecretory syndrome of the stomach is Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome, a syndrome consisting of fulminating intractable peptic ulcers, gastric hypersecretion and hyperacidity, and the occurrence of gastrinomas of the pancreatic cells of the islets of Langerhans.Mentioned in: Antiulcer Drugs, H-2 Blockers