n. A vessel in, or by means of, which the process of secretion takes place; a secreting vessel.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Secreting; secretory.
n. That which promotes secretion.
n. A vessel in, or by means of, which the process of secretion takes place; a secreting vessel.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Separating; secreting, or having the power of secreting.
n. That which promotes secretion.
n. In anatomy, an organ whose function is to secrete or separate matters from the blood.
Word Usage
"The structures which supply it in greatest abundance are the cellular and serous, the secernent vessels of which are extremely active even when the disease itself is comparatively mild."