secretory : Idioms & Phrases
excito-secretory
Ex*ci`to-se*cre"to*ry adjective
Definitions
(Physiol.) Exciting secretion; -- said of the influence exerted by reflex action on the function of secretion, by which the various glands are excited to action.
Webster 1913
secretory organ
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noun any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
gland; secretor; secreter.
WordNet
secretory phase
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noun the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins
luteal phase.