secretory

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɪˈkɹiːt(ə)ɹiː/

Adjective

secretory (not comparable)

Of, pertaining to, or used in secretion.

Derived terms

antisecretory
endosecretory
excitosecretory
glycosecretory
hypersecretory
hyposecretory
neurosecretory
nonsecretory
presecretory
prosecretory
secretory carcinoma
secretory diarrhea
secretory granule
secretory nerve
secretory otitis media
secretory pathway
secretory protein

Noun

secretory (plural secretories)

That which secretes.
- 1877, Transactions of the American Dental Association
  As has been very justly remarked, we cannot properly regard these cells as secretories.

See also

secretary

Anagrams

orycteres

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