secretion

Noun
US[suh-kree-shuhn]/səˈkriʃən/3 syllables
Synonyms: secernment

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)secretions

  1. the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substanceSynonyms: secernmentType of organic process, biological processKinds galactosis, hypersecretion, salivation
  2. a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cellType of liquid body substance, bodily fluidKinds perspiration, hormone, nectar, mucus, saliva, lacrimal secretion, honeydew, synovia, musk, pheromone +6 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Se·cre′tion noun

Origin: L. secretio: cf. F. sécrétion.

1. The act of secreting or concealing; as, the secretion of dutiable goods.

2. Physiology The act of secreting; the process by which material is separated from the blood through the agency of the cells of the various glands and elaborated by the cells into new substances so as to form the various secretions, as the saliva, bile, and other digestive fluids. The process varies in the different glands, and hence are formed the various secretions.

3. Physiology Any substance or fluid secreted, or elaborated and emitted, as the gastric juice.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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