(n) the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins, Syn.luteal phase
(n) any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream, Syn.secreter, secretor, secretory organ
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
a. (Physiol.) Exciting secretion; -- said of the influence exerted by reflex action on the function of secretion, by which the various glands are excited to action. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. sécrétoire. See Secrete. ] (Physiol.) Secreting; performing, or connected with, the office of secretion; secernent; as, secretory vessels, nerves. -- n. A secretory vessel; a secernent. [ 1913 Webster ]
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