(n)any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream, Syn.secreter, secretor, secretory organ
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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Secreted; p. pr. & vb. n. Secreting. ] [ L. secretus separated, secret, hidden, p. p. of secernere. See Secret, and cf. Discrete, Discreet. ] 1. To deposit in a place of hiding; to hide; to conceal; as, to secrete stolen goods; to secrete one's self. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Physiol.) To separate from the blood and elaborate by the process of secretion; to elaborate and emit as a secretion. See Secretion. [ 1913 Webster ]
Why one set of cells should secrete bile, another urea, and so on, we do not know. Carpenter. [ 1913 Webster ]
Syn. -- To conceal; hide. See Conceal. [ 1913 Webster ]