secretory duct


stri·at·ed duct

a type of intralobular duct found in some salivary glands that modifies the secretory product, thus converting primary saliva to secondary saliva; it derives its name from extensive infolding of the basal membrane. Synonym(s): salivary duct, secretory duct

secretory duct

Any of the smaller canals of a gland. See also: duct