secretagogue
English
/sɪˈkɹiː.təɡ.ɒɡ/, /sɪˈkɹiː.təˌɡɑɡ/
noun
Definitions
- (physiology) A substance which promotes secretion.
Etymology
Affix from English secrete + Ancient Greek ἀγωγός (leading, guide, that leads, guiding, drawing, carrying, escort).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀγωγός
Gloss
leading, guide, that leads, guiding, drawing, carrying, escort
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
🦮
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -agogue English
- hypersecrete English
- neurosecrete English
- oversecrete English
- resecrete English
- rhizosecrete English
- secretability English
- secretable English
- secretagogin English
- secretase English
- secrete English
- secretest English
- secreteth English
- secretin English
- secretolysis English
- secretome English
- secretomotor English
- secretor English
- secretosome English
- sēcrētus Latin
- sēcrētus, sēcrēt(us) Latin
- elmintagogo Italian
- ipnagogico Italian
- linfagogo Italian
- agogiek Dutch, Flemish
- προσαγωγός Ancient Greek
- ἀγωγός Ancient Greek
- ὁπλιταγωγός Ancient Greek
- ῥυταγωγεύς Ancient Greek
- pædagog Danish
- demagog Indonesian
- אגוגא Aramaic