secretagogue
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se·cre·ta·gogue
(sĭ-krē′tə-gôg′, -gŏg′)n.
A hormone or another agent that causes or stimulates secretion.
[secret(ion) + -agogue.]
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secretagogue
(sɪˈkriːtəɡɒɡ)n
(Medicine) med a substance that stimulates secretion
seˌcretaˈgogic adj
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Translations
se·cre·ta·gogue
, secretogoguen. secretogogo, agente que estimula la secreción glandular.
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