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1. (n.) secretion
(in a cell or gland) the process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
2. secretion
the product of this process.
Etymology: (1640–50; < L sēcrētiō separation, der. of sēcrē-, var. s. of sēcernere (see secern ))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) secretion, secernment
the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
2. (noun) secretion
a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
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1. (noun) secretion
the act of secreting or concealing; as, the secretion of dutiable goods
2. (noun) secretion
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. (noun) secretion
any substance or fluid secreted, or elaborated and emitted, as the gastric juice
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Sense: the process of secreting a fluid.
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 Afrikaans: afskeiding |
 Arabic: إفْراز |
 Bulgarian: отделяне |
 Brazilian: secreção |
 Czech: vyměšování |
 German: die Absonderung |
 Danish: udskillelse |
 Greek: έκκριση |
 Spanish: secreción |
 Estonian: eritus |
 Farsi: ترشح |
 Finnish: eritys |
 French: sécrétion |
 Hebrew: הַפרָשָה |
 Hindi: स्रावण, स्रवण |
 Croatian: izlučivanje |
 Hungarian: kiválasztás |
 Indonesian: proses menghasilkan |
 Icelandic: seyting |
 Italian: secrezione |
 Japanese: 分泌 |
 Korean: 분비 |
 Lithuanian: sekrecija, išskyrimas |
 Latvian: sekrēcija, izdalīšana |
 Malay: merembeskan |
 Dutch: afscheiding |
 Norwegian: av-/utsondring |
 Polish: wydzielanie |
 Persian: ترشح |
 Pashto: پټونه: افراز، ترشح، لوستن |
 Portuguese: secreção |
 Romanian: secreţie |
 Russian: секреция |
 Slovak: vylučovanie |
 Slovenian: izločanje |
 Serbian: lučenje |
 Swedish: av-, utsöndring |
 Thai: การขับ |
 Turkish: salgılama |
 Taiwanese: 分泌 |
 Ukrainian: секреція, виділення |
 Urdu: ریزش کا عمل |
 Vietnamese: sự bài tiết |
 Chinese: 分泌 |
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