"secretor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: secretors [plural]
Etymology: From secrete + -or. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|secrete|-or}} secrete + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} secretor (plural secretors)
  1. A person who or animal that secretes (emits a bodily fluid). Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-secretor-en-noun-uEapmTWF Disambiguation of People: 49 50 1
  2. A person who secretes comparatively large quantities of blood-group antigens in their bodily fluids. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-secretor-en-noun-ChDpOXdi Disambiguation of People: 49 50 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 55 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 25 59 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 20 54 19 0 0 6 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 58 13 0 0 4 1
  3. (physiology) A cell, tissue, or organ (such as a gland) that produces a bodily secretion. Categories (topical): Physiology
    Sense id: en-secretor-en-noun-GGy1QVeR Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: secreter

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(physiology) A cell, tissue, or organ (such as a gland) that produces a bodily secretion."
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        "(physiology) A cell, tissue, or organ (such as a gland) that produces a bodily secretion."
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  ],
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      "word": "secreter"
    }
  ],
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}

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