Medical term:
hypersecretory
hypersecretory
(hī′pər-sĭ-krē′tə-rē)adj.
Relating to excessive production of a bodily secretion.
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Hypersecretory
Excessive production of a bodily secretion. The most common hypersecretory syndrome of the stomach is Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome, a syndrome consisting of fulminating intractable peptic ulcers, gastric hypersecretion and hyperacidity, and the occurrence of gastrinomas of the pancreatic cells of the islets of Langerhans.
Mentioned in: Antiulcer Drugs, H-2 Blockers
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