internal secretion

British  

noun

1. physiol a secretion, esp a hormone, that is absorbed directly into the blood

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Example Sentences

At the same time, the theory supposes** that the testes form an internal secretion.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pancreas is such a gland, and it is the internal secretion of the pancreas, distinct from the pancreatic juice, from which insulin, the diabetes specific, is derived.

From Time Magazine Archive

This substance from oxen glands will cure the serious condition known as parathyroid tetany, which is due to an insufficiency of the parathyroid internal secretion.

From Time Magazine Archive

This was the first time in physiology that the idea of an internal secretion was advanced.

From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

While the manufacture of ova begins only at puberty, with menstruation, and closes at the menopause, the manufacture of the internal secretion lasts throughout the woman's entire life.

From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.