hypersecretion

[hahy-per-si-kree-shuh n] /ˌhaɪ pər sɪˈkri ʃən/

noun, Pathology.

an excessive secretion.

Origin of hypersecretion

1860-1865

First recorded in 1860-65; hyper- + secretion

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This form of diarrhoea may be attributed to a hypersecretion from the pancreas.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II Various
Should the fluid contain food-particles, it is probably the result of retention, not hypersecretion.

A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis James Campbell Todd
It is only when the hypersecretion of tears takes place that the lachrymal apparatus is called much into use.

A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) Various

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