Body Substance
bodily secretion
bod·i·ly se·cre·tion
Subclass of:
Fluids and Secretions
Definitions related to bodily secretions:
  • (secretion) Body substance in a liquid or semisolid state produced by an exocrine gland. Example: saliva, sebum, blood, plasma, semen, urine.
    Digital Anatomist
    University of Washington, 2003
  • Endogenous substances produced through the activity of intact cells of glands, tissues, or organs.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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