secretory
[ si-kree-tuh-ree ]
/ sɪˈkri tə ri /
adjective
noun, plural se·cre·to·ries.
a secretory organ, vessel, or the like.
Origin of secretory
First recorded in 1685–95;
secret(ion) +
-ory1
OTHER WORDS FROM secretory
non·se·cre·to·ry, adjective, noun, plural non·se·cre·to·ries.Words nearby secretory
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British Dictionary definitions for secretory
secretory
/ (sɪˈkriːtərɪ) /
adjective
of, relating to, or producing a secretion
a secretory cell; secretory function
Medical definitions for secretory
secretory
[ sĭ-krē′tə-rē ]
adj.
Relating to or performing secretion.