secretion
UK/sɪ'kriːʃ(ə)n/US/si'kri:ʃәn/
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Definitions
n.
The process by which a gland or cell produces and releases a substance
分泌（作用）
n.
A substance that is secreted
分泌物
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsecret- (set apart, from cernere) + -ion (act/result) = the act or product of setting a substance apart out of the body — both the process (secretion of saliva) and the substance itself (a sticky secretion).
Root cern still carries 28 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.hormone secretion激素分泌
- 2.mucus secretion黏液分泌
- 3.gastric secretion胃液分泌
- 4.excessive secretion分泌过多
Example Sentences
- 1.
Stress can increase the secretion of certain hormones.
- 2.
The plant produces a sticky secretion to trap insects.
- 3.
Doctors measured the secretion of acid in the stomach.