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   Se·cre·tion

   /səˈkrēSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. 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"
   • ▪ a substance discharged by secretion: "hormonal secretions"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French sécrétion or Latin secretio(n-) ‘separation’, from secret- ‘moved apart’, from the verb secernere.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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