noun
- people who do not secrete ABO blood group antigens in their saliva and other body fluids
Usage: medical; genetics
Examples
- About 20% of the population are nonsecretors who cannot be typed through saliva testing.
- Nonsecretors may have different susceptibility to certain infections.
- The forensic team had to use blood samples since the suspect was one of the nonsecretors.
- Genetic testing revealed that both parents were nonsecretors.
- Nonsecretors lack the enzyme needed to produce water-soluble antigens in secretions.
- The study compared immune responses between secretors and nonsecretors.