- se|cre|ta|gogue
- se|cre|ta|gogue «sih KREE tuh gg, -gog», noun.a substance that promotes secretion.╂[< New Latin secreta secreta + Greek agōgós leading < ágein to lead]
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cre — cre·ance; cre·at; cre·at·ed·ness; cre·at·ic; cre·atine; cre·at·i·nine; cre·atin·uria; cre·ation; cre·ation·al; cre·ation·ary; cre·ation·ism; cre·ation·ist; cre·ative·ness; cre·ativ·i·ty; cre·ator; cre·atress; cre·atrix; cre·dence; cre·den·da;… … English syllables
gogue — a·gogue; chol·a·gogue; hy·dra·gogue; lac·ta·gogue; mys·ta·gogue; os·ma·gogue; ped·a·gogue; pep·si·gogue; plu·to·gogue; psy·cha·gogue; pty·al·a·gogue; se·cre·ta·gogue; si·al·a·gogue; syn·a·gogue; dem·a·gogue; em·men·a·gogue; ga·lac·ta·gogue;… … English syllables
secretagogue — se·cre·ta·gogue … English syllables
ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… … English syllables
secretagogue — An agent that promotes secretion; e.g., acetylcholine, gastrin, secretin. SYN: secretogogue. [secreta + G. agogos, drawing forth] * * * se·cre·ta·gogue also se·cre·to·gogue si krēt ə .gäg n a substance that stimulates secretion (as by the stomach … Medical dictionary
se — abhi·se·ka; ace·to·ar·se·nite; ad·es·se·nar·i·an; al·lo·se·mat·ic; an·te·con·se·quent; an·ti·se·le·ne; an·ti·se·rum; apoph·y·se·al; ap·o·se·mat·ic; ar·se·dine; ar·se·nal; ar·se·nate; ar·se·nian; ar·se·nide; ar·se·nif·er·ous; ar·se·ni·llo;… … English syllables
secretagog — se•cre•ta•gog or se•cre•ta•gogue [[t]sɪˈkri təˌgɒg, ˌgɔg[/t]] n. phl Physiol. a substance or situation that promotes secretion • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
secretagogue — se·cre·ta·gogue (sĭ krēʹtə gôg , gŏg ) n. A hormone or another agent that causes or stimulates secretion. [secretion1 + agogue.] * * * … Universalium
secretogogue — SYN: secretagogue. * * * se·cre·to·gogue (se kreґtə gog) secretagogue … Medical dictionary
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
