APA Dictionary of Psychology
secretion
- n.
- the synthesis and discharge of specific substances from cells (which may be organized in glands) into other parts of the body. The substance produced may be released directly into the blood (an endocrine secretion) or through a duct (see exocrine gland).
- the substance discharged by this process. —secretory adj.
Updated on 04/19/2018
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