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neurosecretion

American

[noor-oh-si-kree-shuhn, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊ sɪˈkri ʃən, ˌnjʊər- /

noun

a chemical secreted by a nerve cell.

Other Word Forms

neurosecretory

adjective

Etymology

Origin of neurosecretion

First recorded in 1940–45; neuro- + secretion

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