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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024se•cre•tion /sɪˈkriʃən/USA pronunciation n. - Physiology (in a cell or gland) the process of producing and releasing a hormone within the organism:[uncountable]the secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.
- Physiology the (usually chemical) product of this process:[countable]secretions from the snake's poison gland.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024se•cre•tion (si krē′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Physiology(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.
- Physiologythe product of this act or process.
- Latin sēcrētiōn- (stem of sēcrētiō), equivalent. to sēcrēt(us) (past participle of sēcernere to secern) + -iōn- -ion
- 1640–50;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: secretion /sɪˈkriːʃən/ n - a substance that is released from a cell, esp a glandular cell, and is synthesized in the cell
- the process involved in producing and releasing such a substance from the cell
Etymology: 17th Century: from Medieval Latin sēcrētiō, from Latin: a separation; see secern |