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hyposecretory

hyposecretory adjective: relating to, or causing hyposecretion.

Adjective

hyposecretory (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or causing hyposecretion
    • Based on these findings, Jester et al. proposed that age-related MGD involves altered regulation of PPAR γ gene that may lead to decreased meibocyte differentiation, acinar atrophy, decreased lipid synthesis, and the development of hyposecretory MGD.2015 June 4, Su Zhang, Hongwei Gu, Nan Hu, “Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ in Ocular Diseases”, in Journal of Ophthalmology, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin of hyposecretory

From hypo- + secretory.

Questions about hyposecretory

What does hyposecretory mean?
Hyposecretory means relating to, or causing hyposecretion.
What part of speech is hyposecretory?
Hyposecretory is an adjective.

Words near hyposecretory in the dictionary

  1. hyposalivation
  2. hyposarca
  3. hyposcenium
  4. hyposecretion
  5. hyposecretions
  6. hyposecretory
  7. hyposegmentation
  8. hyposegmented
  9. hyposelenaemia
  10. hyposelenemia
  11. hyposensitisation

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