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secrete

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secrete /se·crete/ (se-krēt´) to elaborate and release a secretion.
se·crete (s-krt)
v.
To generate and separate a substance from cells or bodily fluids.

secrete.
See secretion.

secrete (sikrēt´),
v to discharge or empty a substance into the bloodstream or a cavity or onto the surface of the body. The substance secreted is called a
secretion. Glands that secrete internally are
endocrine or
ductless glands; glands that secrete into a cavity or onto the surface are
exocrine or
duct glands.

secrete
to synthesize and release a substance.

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