oversecretion

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English

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Etymology

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From over- +‎ secretion.

Noun

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oversecretion (countable and uncountable, plural oversecretions)

  1. Excessive secretion.
    • 2008 January 9, Anna Katherine Clemmons, “7 Feet 7 and 360 Pounds, With Bigger Feet Than Shaq’s”, in New York Times[1]:
      Gigantism or acromegaly — in which a tumor on the pituitary gland causes an oversecretion of growth hormone — may be the cause of his condition.
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