secretion
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- noun
- /sɪˈkriːʃən/
- Specialized
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secreción
- The gold standard for diagnosing bacterial sinusitis is the culture of infected secretions obtained by direct sinus puncture.
- gland secretion
- nasal secretion
- estrogen secretion
And my skin will be firm and brightened and snail secretion will have worked.
- And my skin will be firm and brightened and snail secretion will have worked.
- And the warm vapor can also help loosen some secretions too.
- And that's often times inhaled or vaporized because of the secretion that it expresses.
- Do I have any more questions about animals and their big wet secretions?
Examples
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The relationship between the presence of accumulated oropharyngeal secretions and subsequent aspiration has been previously established.
Academic text (2006) -
The irritation from inflammatory trachoma in children leads to copious secretions from the eyes and nose.
Academic text (2004) -
It's a special secretion of the worker bees.
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It's a secretion that comes from some gland.
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Well, it seems these secretions actually help keep our ears healthy.
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To our knowledge, this is the first time reporting the salt secretion in Basil.
Academic text (2015) -
The effect of enhanced APP secretion on beta-amyloid production has not been reported.
Academic text (1992) -
After a few minutes, the secretions dry, and the body takes on a waxy sheen.
Academic text (2001) -
We see the brain influence on gut motility, enzyme secretion and absorption of nutrients.
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The body uses a variety of secretions to maintain balance and health.
Synonyms
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A chemical made by a gland that enters the blood and affects certain parts of the body
Liquids from the body like pus or mucus
A wet fluid that protects and keeps the inside of the nose, throat, and gut moist
Compounds
- Specialized
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A chemical made by a gland that enters the blood and affects certain parts of the body
- Specialized
A clear salty liquid made by glands in the eye that keeps the eye wet and protects it
- Specialized
A wet fluid that protects and keeps the inside of the nose, throat, and gut moist
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word secretion comes from the Latin secernere, made of se- 'apart' and cernere 'to separate', and it is like the words secret and separate. So a secretion is a substance a gland 'sets apart' and sends out.