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secretionary

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se⋅cre⋅tion

  [si-kree-shuhn]
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–noun
1. (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
2. the product of this act or process.
Origin:
1640–50; < L sēcrētiōn- (s. of sēcrētiō), equiv. to sēcrēt(us) (ptp. of sēcernere to secern ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
se⋅cre⋅tion⋅ar⋅y  [si-kree-shuh-ner-ee] , adjective
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se·cre·tion 1   (sĭ-krē'shən)   
n.  

  1. The process of secreting a substance, especially one that is not a waste, from the blood or cells: secretion of hormones; secretion of milk by the mammary glands.

  2. A substance, such as saliva, mucus, tears, bile, or a hormone, that is secreted.


[French sécrétion, from Old French, separation, from Latin sēcrētiō, sēcrētiōn-, from sēcrētus, past participle of sēcernere, to set aside; see secern.]
se·cre'tion·ar'y (-shə-něr'ē) adj.
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Main Entry: se·cre·tion
Pronunciation: si-'krE-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the process of segregating, elaborating, and releasing somematerial either functionally specialized (as saliva) or isolated for excretion (as urine)
2 : a product of secretion formed by an animal or plant; especially : oneperforming a specific useful function in the organism
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secretion se·cre·tion (sĭ-krē'shən)
n.

  1. The process of secreting a substance from a cell or gland.

  2. A substance, such as saliva, mucus, tears, bile, or a hormone, that is secreted.

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secretion   (sĭ-krē'shən)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. The process of secreting a substance from a cell or gland.

  2. A substance, such as saliva, mucus, tears, bile, or a hormone, that is secreted.


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