Secretion

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025046",
  "term": "Secretion",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The process of segregating, elaborating, and releasing some material either functionally specialized (as saliva) or isolated for excretion (as urine).\n\n2. A product of secretion formed by an animal or plant; especially: one performing a specific useful function in the organism.\n\n3. The passage of a molecule from the inside of a cell through the cell membrane into the periplasmic or interstitial space, or the extracellular medium.\n\n4. The organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance from the body of an organism",
  "references": [
    "NIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary",
    "NOAA Coral Reef Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/secretion/"
}