secretagogue

English

Etymology

From secrete +‎ -agogue.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɪˈkɹiː.təɡ.ɒɡ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /sɪˈkɹiː.təˌɡɑɡ/

Noun

secretagogue (plural secretagogues)

1. (physiology, medicine) A substance which promotes secretion of another, such as a hormone (e.g., insulin), saliva, or lymph.

Hyponyms

• insulinogogue
• sialogogue

See also

• releasing and inhibiting hormones on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• “secretagogue”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “secretagogue”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.