secretory

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɪˈkriːtərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(si krē′tə rē)

Inflections of 'secretory' (n): npl: secretories

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
se•cre•to•ry  (si krē′tə rē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ries. 
adj. 
  1. Physiologypertaining to secretion.
  2. Physiologyperforming the process of secretion.

n. 
  1. Anatomya secretory organ, vessel, or the like.
  • secret(ion) + -ory1 1685–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
secretory / sɪˈkriːtərɪ/, secretive / ˈsiːkritiv/ / siˈkriːtiv/
  1. of, relating to, or producing a secretion: a secretory cell, secretory function
'secretory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Golgi body - IgM - adenocarcinoma - adenoma - alveolus - eccrinology - epithelium - examination - follicle - secretive

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