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SECRETION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("secretion" is a kind of...):
bodily fluid; body fluid; humor; humour; liquid body substance (the liquid parts of the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "secretion"):
pheromone (a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species)
nectar (a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators)
musk (an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative)
royal jelly (a secretion of the pharyngeal glands of bees that is fed to very young larvae and to bees destined to be queens)
sebum (the oily secretion of the sebaceous glands; with perspiration it moistens and protects the skin)
saliva; spit; spittle (a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches)
mucous secretion; mucus (protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium)
synovia; synovial fluid (viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.)
autacoid; autocoid (any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification)
intestinal juice (secretions by glands lining the walls of the intestines)
endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)
perspiration; sudor; sweat (salty fluid secreted by sweat glands)
lachrymal secretion; lacrimal secretion (saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball)
ganoin; ganoine (shiny substance that resemble enamel and is secreted by the corium of certain fishes (especially ganoid fishes) and composes the outer layer of their scales)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
Synonyms:
secernment; secretion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("secretion" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "secretion"):
galactosis (the secretion of milk)
hypersecretion (excessive secretion)
salivation (the secretion of saliva)
Derivation:
secrete (generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids)
Context examples:
Implicated in control of feeding, energy balance, and secretion of GNRH, NPY may also regulate angiogenesis.
(Neuropeptide Y, NCI Thesaurus)
This may stimulate the secretion of cytokines and result in cell lysis of mesothelin-expressing cancer cells.
(Mesothelin-specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor-engineered Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)
Immunoglobulin A secretion by mucosal epithelia in the gastrointestinal, respiratory, and genitourinary tracts.
(Mucosal Immunity, NCI Thesaurus)
Nonsusceptibility to the pathogenic effects of foreign microorganisms or antigenic substances as a result of antibody secretions of the mucous membranes.
(Mucosal Immunity, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The muscarinic cholinergic receptor 3 controls smooth muscle contraction and its stimulation causes secretion of glandular tissue.
(Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor M3, NCI Thesaurus)
It is found in all the secretions from mucous glands, and also between the fibres of connective tissue, as in tendons.
(Mucin, NCI Thesaurus)
A clonal disorder characterized by the secretion of a mu heavy chain that lacks a variable region.
(Mu Heavy Chain Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
A hormone involved in sleep regulatory activity, and a tryptophan-derived neurotransmitter, which inhibits the synthesis and secretion of other neurotransmitters such as dopamine and GABA.
(Melatonin, NCI Thesaurus)
It has vasoconstrictor and natriuretic activity and regulates local blood flow, glandular secretion, and smooth muscle activity.
(Neuropeptide Y, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
This leads to an inhibition of gastric secretions and gastrointestinal motility.
(Methscopolamine Bromide, NCI Thesaurus)
