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SECRETORY NERVE

\sˈɛkɹɪtəɹˌi nˈɜːv], \sˈɛkɹɪtəɹˌi nˈɜːv], \s_ˈɛ_k_ɹ_ɪ_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi n_ˈɜː_v]\

Definitions of SECRETORY NERVE

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A n. conveying impulses which excite functional activity in a gland.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Any efferent n. whose stimulation increases glandular activity.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A n. consisting of or containing secretory fibers,

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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