secretory
pronunciation
How to pronounce secretory in British English:
UK [sɪ'kr:tərɪ]
How to pronounce secretory in American English:
US [sɪ'kritərɪ]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or producing a secretion
Word Origin
- secretory (adj.)
- 1690s; see secrete + -ory.
Example
- 1. T-lymphocyte subsets in adenoids of children with secretory otitis media .
- 2. She served the ambassador as a secretory .
- 3. Describe the secretory and release process of the thyroid hormone .
- 4. Function and secretory mechanism of hydrochloric acid .
- 5. Secretory patterns of senescent tumor cells .