secretor

Meanings

Plural: secretors

Noun

• any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
• A person who or animal that secretes (emits a bodily fluid).
• A person who secretes comparatively large quantities of blood-group antigens in their bodily fluids.
• A cell, tissue, or organ (such as a gland) that produces a bodily secretion.

Synonyms

gland, secreter, secretory organ

Antonyms

nonsecretor