se·cre·tion
noun/sɪˈkriːʃn/
/sɪˈkriːʃn/
(specialist)- [uncountable] the process by which liquid substances are produced by parts of the body or plants
分泌 - the secretion of bile by the liver
肝脏分泌胆汁的过程
- the secretion of bile by the liver
- [countable, usually plural] a liquid substance produced by parts of the body or plants
分泌物 - bodily secretions
人体分泌物
- bodily secretions
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French sécrétion or Latin secretio(n-) ‘separation’, from secret- ‘moved apart’, from the verb secernere.