secretion
21secretion — 1. Production by a cell or aggregation of cells (a gland) of a physiologically active substance and its movement out of the cell or organ in which it is formed. 2. The solid, liquid, or gaseous product …
22secretion — se|cre|tion [sıˈkri:ʃən] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: sécrétion, from Latin secretio separation , from secretus; SECRET1] a) [U and C] a substance, usually liquid, produced by part of a plant or animal ▪ These secretions are used by the… …
23secretion — secretionary /si kree sheuh ner ee/, adj. /si kree sheuhn/, n. 1. (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion. 2. the product …
24secretion — noun Secretion is used after these nouns: ↑mucus …
25secretion — se|cre|tion [ sı kriʃn ] noun count or uncount SCIENCE a substance produced by a plant or animal, or the production of a substance: the secretion of hormones …
26secretion — noun 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. ↘a substance discharged in such a way. Origin C17: from Fr. sécrétion or L. secretio(n )… …
27secretion — noun 1 a) (C, U) technical a substance, usually liquid, produced by part of a plant or animal b) (U) the production of this material: the secretion of enzymes 2 (U) formal the act of hiding something …
28secretion — n. 1) the process by which a gland isolates constituents of the blood or tissue fluid and chemically alters them to produce a substance that it discharges for use by the body or excretes. The principal methods of secretion – apocrine, holocrine,… …
29secretion — n. 1 Biol. a a process by which substances are produced and discharged from a cell for a function in the organism or for excretion. b the secreted substance. 2 the act or an instance of concealing (the secretion of stolen goods). Etymology: F… …
30Secretion assay — is a process used in cell biology to identify cells that are secreting a particular protein (usually a cytokine). It was first developed by Manz et al. in 1995. Usually, a cell that is secreting the protein of interest is isolated using an… …
