secretion

[Se*cre·tion]

A secretion is a substance made and released by a living thing, like when your skin sweats.

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The act of secreting or concealing; as, the secretion of dutiable goods.

Noun
a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell

Noun
the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance


n.
The act of secreting or concealing; as, the secretion of dutiable goods.

n.
The act of secreting; the process by which material is separated from the blood through the agency of the cells of the various glands and elaborated by the cells into new substances so as to form the various secretions, as the saliva, bile, and other digestive fluids. The process varies in the different glands, and hence are formed the various secretions.

n.
Any substance or fluid secreted, or elaborated and emitted, as the gastric juice.


Secretion

Se*cre"tion , n. [L. secretio: cf. F. s'82cr'82tion.] 1. The act of secreting or concealing; as, the secretion of dutiable goods. 2. (Physiol.) The act of secreting; the process by which material is separated from the blood through the agency of the cells of the various glands and elaborated by the cells into new substances so as to form the various secretions, as the saliva, bile, and other digestive fluids. The process varies in the different glands, and hence are formed the various secretions. 3. (Physiol.) Any substance or fluid secreted, or elaborated and emitted, as the gastric juice.

The act of secreting or concealing; as, the secretion of dutiable goods.

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Usage Examples

Edible substances evoke the secretion of thick, concentrated saliva. Why? The answer, obviously, is that this enables the mass of food to pass smoothly through the tube leading from the mouth into the stomach.

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