secretagogue
/sɪˈkriːtəɡɒɡ
/noun Physiology
A substance which promotes secretion: potent secretagogues for calcitonin...
- In vitro, they reduce the ciliary efficiency, and are potent airway mucus secretagogues.
- However, other physicians favor using insulin secretagogues with insulin.
- The combination of an insulin secretagogue and an insulin sensitizer addresses both processes.
Origin
Early 20th century: from secrete1 + Greek agōgos 'leading'.
- get (or keep) one's eye in
- get (or keep) one's hand in
- get (or keep) the show on the road
- get (or lay)one's hands on
- get (or pull) one's finger out
- get (or put) someone's back up
- get (or receive) one's just deserts
- get (or sink) one's teeth into
- get (or start) off on the right (or wrong) foot
- get (or stick) the knife into (or in) someone
- get (or take) a rise out of
- get (or take or have) the bit between (or in) one's teeth
- get (or take or have) the measure of
- get out
- get out of
- get out of bed on the wrong side (or get up on the wrong side of the bed)
- (get) out of my sight!
- get out of someone's face
- get outside of
- get over
- get over oneself
- get physical
- get real!
- get religion
- get-rich-quick