Definition
Not producing or secreting; lacking the ability to release substances like sweat or hormones.
Etymology
From Greek 'a-' (without) + Latin 'secretorius' (relating to secretion). The term combined the negative prefix with the adjective form of 'secretion,' describing the absence of secretory function.
Kelly Says
Your body has tons of glands that are supposed to be secretory—your sweat glands, tear ducts, and salivary glands—but if someone has an asecretory condition, those glands just won't work, which can actually be pretty serious!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰክራተሪ
se-kra-te-ree
ARالعربية
سكرتير
si-kree-tair
CACatalà
secretari
se-kre-ta-ri
CSČeština
tajemník
ta-jem-nik
DADansk
sekretær
se-kre-tair
DEDeutsch
Sekretär
ze-kree-tair
ELΕλληνικά
γραμματέας
gram-ma-te-as
ESEspañol
secretario
se-kre-ta-ree-o
FISuomi
sihteeri
si-hte-ree
FRFrançais
secrétaire
se-kree-tair
HAHA
Sakatare
sa-ka-ta-re
IDBahasa Indonesia
sekretaris
se-kre-ta-ris
ITItaliano
segretario
se-gret-ta-ree-o
JA日本語
事務局長
jimu-kyoku-chō
KKKK
секретарь
se-kre-tair'
KMKM
សេក្រេតेर
se-kre-ter
MSBahasa Melayu
Setiausaha
se-ti-a-us-ah
MYမြန်မာ
စာရေးရှင်
sa-ye-e-shin
NLNederlands
secretaris
se-kre-ta-ris
NONorsk
sekretær
se-kre-tair
PLPolski
sekretarz
se-kre-ta-rz
PTPortuguês
secretário
se-kre-ta-ree-o
RORomână
secretar
se-kre-tar
RUРусский
секретарь
se-kre-tair'
SVSvenska
sekreterare
se-kree-ta-rair
SWKiswahili
mwanasheria
mwa-na-she-ria
TAதமிழ்
செயலாளர்
seyalaalar
TEతెలుగు
సెక్రటరీ
se-kre-ta-ree
THไทย
เลขาธิการ
le-kha-thi-kan
TLTL
tagapangalaga
ta-ga-pan-ga-la-ga
TRTürkçe
sécrétaire
se-kree-tair
UKУкраїнська
секретар
se-kre-tar'
URاردو
سیکرٹری
si-kre-tair
VITiếng Việt
bí thư
bee-thu
ZUZU
umsebenzi
um-se-ben-zi