hypersecretion

[hahy-per-si-kree-shuhn]

hy·per·se·cre·tion

[hahy-per-si-kree-shuhn]
noun Pathology.
an excessive secretion.

Origin:
1860–65; hyper- + secretion
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Hypersecretion has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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hypersecretion

noun
excessive secretion 
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