Secretion: The release of a substance or liquid, such as by glands.
Secretion: (1) Production by a cell or aggregation of cells (a gland) of a physiologically active substance and its movement out of the cell or organ in which it is formed. (2) The solid, liquid, or gaseous product of cellular or glandular activity that is stored in or used by the organism in which it is produced. Cf.: excretion [L. secerno, pp. -cretus, to separate]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Secretion: production of a hormone or other substance which will perform a specialized function outside the gland, cell or organ.
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