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se·cre·tion
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cuckoo-spit
Also called frog spit. a frothy secretion found on plants, exuded by the young of certain insects, as the froghoppers, and serving as a protective covering. -
exocrine
Relating to or denoting glands that secrete their products through ducts opening onto an epithelium rather than directly into the bloodstream. -
hypersecretion
an excessive secretion. -
metestrus
the luteal phase of the reproductive cycle in mammalian females, occurring after ovulation and characterized by development of the corpus luteum, increased progesterone secretion, and decreased estrogen secretion. -
milt
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes. -
secrete
a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.