hypersecretion

[hahy-per-si-kree-shuh n]

noun Pathology.

an excessive secretion.

Origin of hypersecretion

First recorded in 1860–65; hyper- + secretion

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Examples from the Web for hypersecretion

Historical Examples of hypersecretion

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