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SECRETION

Volume 3 · 56 words · 1771 Edition

the separation of some fluid from the blood by means of the glands.

In the bodies of animals we observe a great number of juices of different natures viz. the blood, lympha, saliva, stomach liquor, intestinal juices, pancreatic juices, bile, urine, &c. and the blood is the general source of all. See Blood, Lymph, Saliva, &c.