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secretory diarrhea
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secretory diarrhea [si¦krēd·ə·rē dī·ə′rē·ə]
(medicine)
Diarrhea resulting from an increase in electrolyte secretion into the intestinal lumen by its epithelial cells, leading to an increased flow of water from the intestinal mucosa into the lumen, it persists during fasting.


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Dairy scientists have known for years that young heifers exposed to more daylight grew faster, developed more secretory tissue in their udders and reached puberty sooner.
The glandular spaces frequently contain an amorphous secretory product.
Some forty years later Dobbs was the national secretory of the Socialist Workers Party and wrote down an account of his experiences working in the coal yards and becoming involved in unionist movement organizing the drive to establish Teamsters Local 574 and the rise of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) as an effective nation-wide instrument to better working conditions for men and women like himself.
 
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