"secretagogue" meaning in English

See secretagogue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sɪˈkɹiː.təɡ.ɒɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɪˈkɹiː.təˌɡɑɡ/ [General-American] Forms: secretagogues [plural]
Etymology: From secrete + -agogue. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|secrete|agogue}} secrete + -agogue Head templates: {{en-noun}} secretagogue (plural secretagogues)
  1. (physiology, medicine) A substance which promotes secretion of another, such as a hormone (e.g., insulin), saliva, or lymph. Categories (topical): Medicine, Physiology Hyponyms: insulinogogue, sialogogue

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