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Secretion search for term: The release of products via glands or glandlike cells of the body. Examples: Greasing of skin and hair (sebum), thermoregulation of the body (sweat), moisturizing of mucous membranes and binding of pathogenic organisms (nose secretion). The released product is called “secretion”.