prosecretory

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adjective

That leads to secretion

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Meanings

adjectiveprosecretory (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat leads to secretion

    Functional studies [26 –28 ] also suggest a role as secretomotor neurons for the cholinergic subpopulation showing that ACh exhibits a strong prosecretory effect in the porcine gastrointestinal tract, including the proximal colon.

    2015 August 1, “Architecture and Chemical Coding of the Inner and Outer Submucous Plexus in the Colon of Piglets”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pro- + secretory.

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APA

prosecretory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosecretory

MLA

“prosecretory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosecretory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prosecretory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosecretory.

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