secretory
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se·cre·to·ry
(sĭ-krē′tə-rē)adj.
Relating to or performing secretion.
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secretory
(sɪˈkriːtərɪ) orsecretive
adj
(Physiology) of, relating to, or producing a secretion: a secretory cell; secretory function.
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se•cre•to•ry
(sɪˈkri tə ri)adj.
1. pertaining to secretion.
2. performing the process of secretion.
[1685–95]
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Adj. | 1. | secretory - of or relating to or producing a secretion; " a secretory cell" |
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Translations
secretory
adj gland etc → sekretorisch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
se·cre·to·ry
a. secretor-a, que tiene la propiedad de secretar;
___ capillaries → capilares secretores;
___ carcinoma → carcinoma ___;
___ fiber → fibra ___;
___ nerve → nervio ___.
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secretory
adj secretorioEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.