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“secretions”
1. The process of producing a substance from the cells and fluids within a gland or organ and discharging it.
2. A substance formed and discharged by a cell, tissue, gland, or organ.
2. A substance formed and discharged by a cell, tissue, gland, or organ.
If the material leaves the gland through a duct; such as, saliva, it is called an exocrine secretion; if it enters the blood or lymph; for example insulin, it is called an endocrine secretion.
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