secretory
/si-kree-tuh-ree/US // sɪˈkri tə ri //UK // (sɪˈkriːtərɪ) //
分泌性,分泌,分泌性的,分泌的
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : pertaining to secretion.
- : performing the process of secretion.
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural se·cre·to·ries.
- : a secretory organ, vessel, or the like.
Examples
Taken as a whole this is often called the "secretory balance" or "internal secretory balance."
Considering epithelium from the point of view of function, it may be classified as protective, absorptive or secretory.
In the secretory portion of the gland and in the smaller ducts the epithelial layer is one cell thick only.
In the second main variety of gland the secretory portion is enlarged and the lumen variously increased in size.
They have been considered as secretory organs, answering to the pancreas in vertebrate animals.
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