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secretagogue
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secretagogue /se·cret·a·gogue/ (se-krēt´ah-gog) stimulating secretion, or an agent that so acts.
se·cre·ta·gogue (s-krt-gôg)
n.
A hormone or another agent that causes or stimulates secretion.

secretagogue
[sikrē′təgog′]
any agent that induces exocrine, endocrine, or paracrine secretion.

secretagogue [se-krēt´ah-gog]
1. causing a flow of secretion.
2. an agent that so acts.

secretagogue
1. causing a flow of secretion.
2. an agent that stimulates secretion.


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