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secretion
Found in thesaurus: biological process, organic process, liquid body substance, humour, bodily fluid, humor, body fluid
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secretion
n.
discharge, excretion; act of discharging or excreting; act of hiding, concealment
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Secretion
Secretion is the movement of material from one point to another chemicals, or a secreted chemical substance from a cell or gland. In contrast to excretion, is the removal of certain substances or waste products. The classical mechanism of cell secretion is via secretory portals at the cell plasma membrane called porosomes. Porosomes are permanent cup-shaped lipoprotein structure at the cell plasma membrane, where secretory vesicles transiently dock and fuse to release intra-vesicular contents from the cell.
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secretion
Noun
1. the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
(synonym) secernment
(hypernym) organic process, biological process
(hyponym) galactosis
(derivation) secrete, release
2. a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
(hypernym) liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour
(hyponym) ganoin, ganoine
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sécrétion
nf.
secretion, discharge
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secretion
n.
sekret; sekrece; vyměšování
