Meaning

3 senses
  1. A person who or animal that secretes (emits a bodily fluid).

  2. A person who secretes comparatively large quantities of blood-group antigens in their bodily fluids.

  3. A cell, tissue, or organ (such as a gland) that produces a bodily secretion.

More definitions
  • any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream

Origin

From secrete + -or.

From secrete + -or.

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Forms

plural: secretors

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream:glandsecretory organsecreter

Antonyms

1 antonyms
person who secretes blood-group antigens in their bodily fluids:nonsecretor

Word family

2 related words
Relatedsecrete

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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