Secretory
adjective
1.
pertaining to secretion.
2.
performing the process of secretion.
noun, plural secretories.
3.
a secretory organ, vessel, or the like.
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or producing a secretion: a secretory cell, secretory function
secretory se·cre·to·ry (sĭ-krē’tə-rē)
adj.
Relating to or performing secretion.
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