secretion

secretion
noun Etymology: French sécrétion, from Latin secretion-, secretio separation, from secernere to separate — more at secret Date: 1646 1. a. the process of segregating, elaborating, and releasing some material either functionally specialized (as saliva) or isolated for excretion (as urine) b. a product of secretion formed by an animal or plant; especially one performing a specific useful function in the organism 2. [secrete (II)] the act of hiding something ; concealment • secretionary adjective

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  • Secretion — Se*cre tion, n. [L. secretio: cf. F. s[ e]cr[ e]tion.] 1. The act of secreting or concealing; as, the secretion of dutiable goods. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) The act of secreting; the process by which material is separated from the blood… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • secretion — (n.) 1640s, from Fr. sécrétion, from L. secretionem (nom. secretio) separation, noun of action from pp. stem of secernere to separate, set apart (see SECRET (Cf. secret)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • secretion — secretion. См. секреция. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Secretion — (v. lat.), Absonderung. Secretionsgebilde (Secretorĭa orgăna), so v.w. Absonderungsorgane. Secretorisch, absondernd. Secretiv, absonderungsfähig. Secretivität, Absonderungsfähigkeit …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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  • secretion — index concealment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • secretion — [si krē′shən] n. [MFr < L secretio, separation < secretus: see SECRET] 1. the act of hiding or concealing something 2. a) a process in which a gland, tissue, etc. produces a biochemical and releases it into the organism for special use by… …   English World dictionary

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