secretion
noun
[ sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n ]
• a process by which substances are produced and discharged from a cell, gland, or organ for a particular function in the organism or for excretion.
• "alcohol had a stimulatory effect on gastric acid secretion"
Similar:
production,
discharge,
emission,
excretion,
exudation,
ooze,
oozing,
leakage,
leaching,
emanation,
giving off,
release,
sending out,
extravasation,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French sécrétion or Latin secretio(n- ) ‘separation’, from secret- ‘moved apart’, from the verb secernere .
