SECRETOR

gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter

(noun) any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

secretor (plural secretors)

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

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

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

Antonyms

• (person who secretes blood-group antigens in their bodily fluids): nonsecretor

Anagrams

• Rocester, Terceros, erectors

Source: Wiktionary



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