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Record 1 2011-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
  • Morphology and General Physiology
DEF

The process of elaborating a specific product as a result of the activity of a gland.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
DEF

Opération par laquelle une glande produit des substances spécifiques qui sont par la suite évacuées par un canal excréteur vers un organe ou vers l'extérieur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas endocrino y metabólico
  • Morfología y fisiología general
DEF

Expulsión de materias por órganos internos de los seres vivos.

CONT

Lás lagrimas, el sudor, el serumen de los oídos y el semen son ejemplos de secreción del organismo.

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