secretomotor

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• Secretomotor — refers to the capacity of a structure (often a nerve) to induce a gland to secrete a substance (usually mucus or serous).Secretomotor nerve endings are frequently contrasted with sensory neuron endings and motor nerve endings …   Wikipedia

• secretomotor — se·cre·to·mo·tor (se kre″to moґtər) exciting or stimulating secretion; said of nerves …   Medical dictionary

• secretomotor — sec·re·to·motor …   English syllables

• secretomotor — “+ adjective Etymology: secret + motor 1. : promoting secretion 2. of nerves : inducing secretion when stimulated …   Useful english dictionary

• secretomotor, secretomotory — Stimulating secretion. [secrete + motor, mover] …   Medical dictionary

• secretomotor nerve — secretory n …   Medical dictionary

• Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated …   Medical dictionary

• Ganglion — The celebrated 2nd century Greek physician Galen ((c. 130 201 A.D.) who lived and worked in Rome first used the word ganglion to denote a nerve complex. Ganglion still is used to refer to an aggregation of nerve cell bodies. Another use of the… …   Medical dictionary

• Auriculotemporal nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = Auriculotemporal nerve Latin = n. auriculotemporalis GraySubject = 200 GrayPage = 895 Caption = Sympathetic connections of the otic and superior cervical ganglia. (Auriculotemporal labeled at top right.) Caption2 =… …   Wikipedia

• Parasympathetic nervous system — The parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS) is a division of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), along with the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and enteric nervous system (ENS or bowels NS ). The ANS is a subdivision of the peripheral nervous… …   Wikipedia

• Lacrimal gland — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = glandula lacrimalis GraySubject = 227 GrayPage = 1028 Caption = Lacrimal apparatus of the right eye. The lacrimal gland is to the upper left. The right side of the picture is towards the nose. Caption2 =… …   Wikipedia