Secretion
noun
A substance that is released or produced by a living organism, often a fluid.
Sweat is a type of secretion that helps to cool the body.
Often appears as...
- endocrine secretion
- exocrine secretion
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Academic
noun
The process of producing and releasing a substance from a cell or gland of the body.
The secretion of insulin by the pancreas plays an essential role in regulating blood sugar levels.
Often appears as...
- hormonal secretion
- inhibit secretion
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Technical
noun
Something that is kept hidden or undisclosed.
Their plan remained a secret until the day of the event, it was a careful secretion of information.
Often appears as...
- secretion of information
- secretion of truth
noun
A substance that is released or produced by a living organism, often a fluid.
Sweat is a type of secretion that helps to cool the body.
Often appears as...
- endocrine secretion
- exocrine secretion
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The process of producing and releasing a substance from a cell or gland of the body.
The secretion of insulin by the pancreas plays an essential role in regulating blood sugar levels.
Often appears as...
- hormonal secretion
- inhibit secretion
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Something that is kept hidden or undisclosed.
Their plan remained a secret until the day of the event, it was a careful secretion of information.
Often appears as...
- secretion of information
- secretion of truth
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Bodily Function
Used primarily to describe physiological processes related to health or biology.
Tear glands are known for the secretion of tears.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Visible
Secretions can be internal and not visible from outside the body.
The secretion of digestive enzymes occurs inside the body.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
The meaning is either neutral or scientific, usually not negative or positive.
Doctors studied the patient's secretion to determine the illness.
Pro Tip 1/3Bodily Function
Used primarily to describe physiological processes related to health or biology.
Tear glands are known for the secretion of tears.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Visible
Secretions can be internal and not visible from outside the body.
The secretion of digestive enzymes occurs inside the body.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
The meaning is either neutral or scientific, usually not negative or positive.
Doctors studied the patient's secretion to determine the illness.
Pro Tip 1/3Bodily Function
Used primarily to describe physiological processes related to health or biology.
Tear glands are known for the secretion of tears.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Visible
Secretions can be internal and not visible from outside the body.
The secretion of digestive enzymes occurs inside the body.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
The meaning is either neutral or scientific, usually not negative or positive.
Doctors studied the patient's secretion to determine the illness.
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Quorum sensing: Bacteria...
we've added our inhibitor and what I hope you can see is that the inhibitor greatly decreases the ability of Pseudomonas to secrete that green poison so now we're in business it looks like at least in a lab we can shut down biofilms and we can shut down tox and secretion so what about in an infection
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How does your body know...
Scientists later found these rhythms affect our hormone secretion, how our bodies process food, and even the effects of drugs on our bodies. The field of sciences studying these changes is called chronobiology. Being able to sense time helps us do everything from waking and sleeping
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Heribert Watzke: The...
This control of muscle is very, very important, because, you know, there can be reflexes. If you don't like a food, especially if you're a child, you gag. It's this brain which makes this reflex. And then finally, it controls also the secretion of this molecular machinery,
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Frog-Licking and Other...
skin secretion if I were to try to mouth it like a predator that it would secrete a foamy kind of a bitter substance that would maybe make me not eat it this is the gopher frog which is found in longleaf pine environments when it's when it's rubbed on the back it protects
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What causes dandruff,...
Currently, the most effective way to get rid of dandruff is by using antifungals in things like shampoos, applied directly to the scalp, to kill Malassezia. For those who experience dandruff, it usually comes and goes as sebum secretions vary throughout one's lifetime
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Why do we have hair in...
Why we have hair in other regions is... more pungent. Our armpits, nipples, and pubic areas are dotted with apocrine glands. They produce oily, smelly secretions which the thick, curly hair that often grows in these spots helps disperse.
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What causes body odor? -...
influenced by our genetic makeup, age, diet, and hygiene. So what is this odor, exactly? Where does it come from? And can we do anything about it? To start, you just need two things to produce that familiar your armpit’s own secretions
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Why is pneumonia so...
requiring hospitalization and oxygen, artificial ventilation, or other supportive measures while the body fights the infection. Smoking damages the cilia, making them less able to clear even the normal amount of mucus and secretions,
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Julian Treasure: The 4...
and I'd like to raise them in your consciousness today. The first is physiological. Sorry about that. I just gave you a shot of cortisol, your fight-flight hormone. Sounds are affecting your hormone secretions all the time,
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Ants Battle to Protect...
They exude a sugary secretion that the ants collect. In return, the ants mount a guard to protect the caterpillar wherever it goes.
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Quorum sensing: Bacteria...
we've added our inhibitor and what I hope you can see is that the inhibitor greatly decreases the ability of Pseudomonas to secrete that green poison so now we're in business it looks like at least in a lab we can shut down biofilms and we can shut down tox and secretion so what about in an infection
Video examples
How does your body know...
Scientists later found these rhythms affect our hormone secretion, how our bodies process food, and even the effects of drugs on our bodies. The field of sciences studying these changes is called chronobiology. Being able to sense time helps us do everything from waking and sleeping
Video examples
Heribert Watzke: The...
This control of muscle is very, very important, because, you know, there can be reflexes. If you don't like a food, especially if you're a child, you gag. It's this brain which makes this reflex. And then finally, it controls also the secretion of this molecular machinery,
Video examples
Frog-Licking and Other...
skin secretion if I were to try to mouth it like a predator that it would secrete a foamy kind of a bitter substance that would maybe make me not eat it this is the gopher frog which is found in longleaf pine environments when it's when it's rubbed on the back it protects
Video examples
What causes dandruff,...
Currently, the most effective way to get rid of dandruff is by using antifungals in things like shampoos, applied directly to the scalp, to kill Malassezia. For those who experience dandruff, it usually comes and goes as sebum secretions vary throughout one's lifetime
Video examples
Why do we have hair in...
Why we have hair in other regions is... more pungent. Our armpits, nipples, and pubic areas are dotted with apocrine glands. They produce oily, smelly secretions which the thick, curly hair that often grows in these spots helps disperse.
Video examples
What causes body odor? -...
influenced by our genetic makeup, age, diet, and hygiene. So what is this odor, exactly? Where does it come from? And can we do anything about it? To start, you just need two things to produce that familiar your armpit’s own secretions
Video examples
Why is pneumonia so...
requiring hospitalization and oxygen, artificial ventilation, or other supportive measures while the body fights the infection. Smoking damages the cilia, making them less able to clear even the normal amount of mucus and secretions,
Video examples
Julian Treasure: The 4...
and I'd like to raise them in your consciousness today. The first is physiological. Sorry about that. I just gave you a shot of cortisol, your fight-flight hormone. Sounds are affecting your hormone secretions all the time,
Video examples
Ants Battle to Protect...
They exude a sugary secretion that the ants collect. In return, the ants mount a guard to protect the caterpillar wherever it goes.
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Siri Hustvedt
American Novelist
Neurobiological research has shown that in people with chronic PTSD, both stress hormone secretion and areas of the brain connected to memory function, such as the hippocampus, appear to be affected, although exactly how and why remains controversial.
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Ivan Pavlov
Russian Psychologist
Edible substances evoke the secretion of thick, concentrated saliva. Why? The answer, obviously, is that this enables the mass of food to pass smoothly through the tube leading from the mouth into the stomach.
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Frederick Banting
Canadian Scientist
Diabetes mellitus is due to a deficiency of the internal secretion of the pancreas. The main principle of treatment is, therefore, to correct this deficiency.
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Julian Treasure
American
Sound in a space affects us profoundly. It changes our heart rate, breathing, hormone secretion, brain waves. It affects our emotions and our cognition.
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Siri Hustvedt
American Novelist
Neurobiological research has shown that in people with chronic PTSD, both stress hormone secretion and areas of the brain connected to memory function, such as the hippocampus, appear to be affected, although exactly how and why remains controversial.
Quote examples
Ivan Pavlov
Russian Psychologist
Edible substances evoke the secretion of thick, concentrated saliva. Why? The answer, obviously, is that this enables the mass of food to pass smoothly through the tube leading from the mouth into the stomach.
Quote examples
Frederick Banting
Canadian Scientist
Diabetes mellitus is due to a deficiency of the internal secretion of the pancreas. The main principle of treatment is, therefore, to correct this deficiency.
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Julian Treasure
American
Sound in a space affects us profoundly. It changes our heart rate, breathing, hormone secretion, brain waves. It affects our emotions and our cognition.
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