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secretion

 
Noun secretion has 2 senses
  1. secretion, secernment - the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
    --1 is a kind of organic process, biological process
    --1 has particulars: galactosis; hypersecretion; salivation
    Derived form: verb secrete1
  2. secretion - a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
    --2 is a kind of
    liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour
    --2 has particulars:
     ganoin, ganoine; lacrimal secretion, lachrymal secretion; perspiration, sweat, sudor; hormone, endocrine, internal secretion; intestinal juice; autacoid, autocoid; synovia, synovial fluid; mucus, mucous secretion; saliva, spit, spittle; sebum; royal jelly; musk; nectar; pheromone
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