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hypersecretion
[ hahy-per-si-kree-shuhn ]
/ ˌhaɪ pər sɪˈkri ʃən /
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noun Pathology.
an excessive secretion.
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How to use hypersecretion in a sentence
Should the fluid contain food-particles, it is probably the result of retention, not hypersecretion.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell ToddIt is only when the hypersecretion of tears takes place that the lachrymal apparatus is called much into use.
It is altogether improbable that it is due to sudden hypersecretion in such pathological states of the system as are present.
This form of diarrhoea may be attributed to a hypersecretion from the pancreas.