secretion
/sɪˈkriːʃən/noun
mass 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分泌。
1.1
- count noun a substance discharged in such a way分泌物。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from French sécrétion or Latin secretio（n-） 'separation', from secret- 'moved apart', from the verb secernere.