adjective
- not producing or releasing secretions
Usage: medical; biological
Examples
- The nonsecretory cells provide structural support to the gland.
- Nonsecretory tumors do not release hormones into the bloodstream.
- The pathologist identified nonsecretory tissue in the biopsy sample.
- Unlike secretory cells, nonsecretory cells do not produce enzymes.
- The nonsecretory portion of the pancreas has a different function.
- Researchers studied the nonsecretory components of the endocrine system.