nonsecretor /non·se·cre·tor/ (non″sĭ-krēt´er) a person with A or B type blood whose body secretions do not contain the particular (A or B) substance.
nonsecretor
non·se·cre·tor (n n s -kr  t r)n. An individual whose saliva does not contain antigens of the ABO blood group. |
nonsecretor
[-səkrē′tər]
Etymology: L, non + secernere, to separate
a person who does not secrete ABO blood group substances in mucous secretions of the saliva or gastric juice. The condition is genetically determined.
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