secretory

[ si-kree-tuh-ree ]
/ sɪˈkri tə ri /

adjective

pertaining to secretion.
performing the process of secretion.

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

secretion, secretive, secretoinhibitory, secretomotor, secretor, secretory, secretory carcinoma, secretory duct, secretory nerve, secretory otitis media, secrète

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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.