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se·cre·to·ry

 (sĭ-krē′tə-rē)
adj.
Relating to or performing secretion.
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secretory

(sɪˈkriːtərɪ) or

secretive

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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.secretory - of or relating to or producing a secretion; " a secretory cell"
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Translations

secretory

adj gland etcsekretorisch
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se·cre·to·ry

a. secretor-a, que tiene la propiedad de secretar;
___ capillariescapilares secretores;
___ carcinomacarcinoma ___;
___ fiberfibra ___;
___ nervenervio ___.
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secretory

adj secretorio
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References in periodicals archive ?
Menstrual, proliferative, ovulatory and secretory phases are come under uterine cycle.
However, it is still unknown whether the secretory coils and ducts of eccrine sweat glands are equally innervated by the sympathetic nerve fibers.
Secretory Livestock and Dairy Development Department Punjab (L and DDD) Naseem Sadiq presided over the inaugural session of the symposium, while UVAS Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha, Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Masood Rabbani, PARB Executive Member Prof Dr Mohammad Abdullah, Prof Dr Aneela Zameer Durrani and a large number of farm managers, professionals, students and faculty member were present.
Mammary analogue secretory carcinoma (MASC) is a recently classified entity with unique genetic characteristics of a ETV6-NTRK3 fusion gene, identical to that found in secretory breast carcinoma (1-9).
Our bodies have a built-in security system called secretory IgA, which is present in mucosal membranes that line the nose and upper respiratory tract.
An immunohistochemical analysis in the non-pregnant endometrium shows increases of endometrial [CD56.sup.+] NK cells during the secretory phase (alleged time of implantation).
Autofluorescence of plant secretory cells as a parameter for the characterization of pharmaceutical material has not been used yet.
Neutrophils destroy bacteria by releasing bactericidal agents from intracellular secretory granules into the phagosome or to the cell exterior [1, 2].
These kinetic studies allow the characterization not only of the biphasic secretory pattern of the main physiological stimulus glucose [4-6] but also of the patterns of other physiological and pharmacological stimuli.
Secretory carcinoma (SC), previously called mammary analogue secretory carcinoma, is a recently described salivary gland malignancy that bears a striking resemblance to secretory carcinoma of the breast [1].