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Secretion vs Secretagogue - What's the difference?

secretion | secretagogue |

As nouns the difference between secretion and secretagogue

is that secretion is any substance that is secreted by an organism while secretagogue is a substance (such as a hormone) that stimulates secretion.

secretion

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

  • (label) any substance that is secreted by an organism
  • (label) the act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of hiding something

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    secretagogue

    English

    Noun

    (secretagogues)
  • A substance (such as a hormone) that stimulates secretion.