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hypo- +‎ secretory

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hyposecretory (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or causing hyposecretion
    • 2015 June 4, Su Zhang, Hongwei Gu, Nan Hu, “Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ in Ocular Diseases”, in Journal of Ophthalmology[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      Based on these findings, Jester et al. proposed that age-related MGD involves altered regulation of PPAR γ gene that may lead to decreased meibocyte differentiation, acinar atrophy, decreased lipid synthesis, and the development of hyposecretory MGD.