Other Word Forms
- nonsecretory adjective
Etymology
Origin of secretory
First recorded in 1685–95; secret(ion) + -ory 1
Example Sentences
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Senescent cells are still metabolically active, but unlike young and healthy cells, they produce various secretory proteins that upregulate immune responses in both nearby tissues and distant organs.
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024
Looking closely at the intestines, Colozza saw that intestines lacking Rnf43 were full of a specific type of secretory cells, the Paneth cells.
From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2023
Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona find evidence that specialized secretory cells found in these unique and ancient creatures may have given rise to neurons in more complex animals.
From Science Daily • Sep. 19, 2023
Each parathyroid gland is covered by connective tissue and contains many secretory cells that are associated with a capillary network.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
If this fluid is vitiated, the action of the secretory organs will be more or less modified.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
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