| 单词 | internal secretion |
| 释义 | > as lemmasinternal secretion internal secretion n. Physiology (a) a substance secreted by an internal organ, esp. one retained in the body or passing directly into the blood; (in later use) spec. a hormone secreted by an endocrine gland; (b) the process of secreting such a substance; an instance of this. [In the specific sense of a hormone, after French sécrétion interne (in this sense, C. Bernard 1854).] ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > secretory organs > secretion > [noun] secretion1732 internal secretion1745 secreta1877 1745 Diss. Voluntary Eating of Blood ii. 20 Passing thro' the Stomach into the common Ducts, by which all things hetrogeneal to the Body, (or which are rejected in its internal Secretions) are cast out of it. 1818 J. Johnson Infl. Atmosphere (ed. 2) i. 83 In augmenting a mild cuticular discharge from the pores of the surface, the warm bath increases the internal secretions. 1854 Monthly Jrnl. Med. Sci. Nov. 455 In the liver there is an external as well as an internal secretion; the former is that of bile, which is carried away by the bowels; the latter is that of sugar, which becomes diffused in the blood. 1921 I. G. Cobb Organs Internal Secretion (ed. 3) i. 19 The term hormone is in more or less general use to denote an internal secretion. 2010 T. Schlich Origins Organ Transplantation v. 50 Ultimately, the theory of internal secretion led to the development of the field of endocrinology. < as lemmas |
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