secretor

Meaning

1. A person who or animal that secretes (emits a bodily fluid).
2. A person who secretes comparatively large quantities of blood-group antigens in their bodily fluids.
3. A cell, tissue, or organ (such as a gland) that produces a bodily secretion.

Synonyms

secreter

secretory organ

gland

excretory organ

secretor gene

Translations

غُدّة

glàndula

òrgan secretatori

òrgan segretatori

αδένας

εκκρίνων

κρύπτων

εκκριτικό όργανο

glande

presse-étoupe

ghiandola

glandola

glândula

Glândula

Etymology

From secrete + -or.