"secretion" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 分泌物
• 分泌作用

Definition

细胞、腺体或器官释放物质的过程，或被释放出来的物质本身。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“分泌”属于正式和专业用语，常用于医学和生物学领域。既可指分泌的过程，也可指分泌出来的物质（比如荷尔蒙、唾液）。常见搭配有“激素分泌”“粘液分泌”。日常口语中较少使用。

Examples

Saliva is a type of secretion produced in the mouth.

唾液是一种在口腔中产生的**分泌物**。

The doctor's report mentioned abnormal secretion from the glands.

医生的报告提到腺体有异常的**分泌**。

Some plants have oily secretion to protect themselves.

有些植物有油性的**分泌物**来保护自己。

The snake's poison is actually a secretion from its glands.

蛇的毒液其实是它腺体的**分泌物**。

Certain diseases can increase the secretion of hormones in the body.

某些疾病会增加体内激素的**分泌**。

After the injury, he noticed a strange secretion from the wound.

受伤后，他注意到伤口有奇怪的**分泌物**。