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Papula :: Papula (n.) A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule..

Galacta-gogue :: Galacta-gogue (n.) An agent exciting secretion of milk.

Glama :: Glama (n.) A copious gummy secretion of the humor of the eyelids, in consequence of some disorder; blearedness; lippitude..

Nostril :: Nostril (n.) One of the external openings of the nose, which give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares..

Desiccative :: Desiccative (n.) An application for drying up secretions.

Vacuole :: Vacuole (n.) A small air cell, or globular space, in the interior of organic cells, either containing air, or a pellucid watery liquid, or some special chemical secretions of the cell protoplasm..

Grease :: Grease (n.) An inflammation of a horse's heels, suspending the ordinary greasy secretion of the part, and producing dryness and scurfiness, followed by cracks, ulceration, and fungous excrescences..

Venomous :: Venomous (a.) Having a poison gland or glands for the secretion of venom, as certain serpents and insects..

Bleareye :: Bleareye (n.) A disease of the eyelids, consisting in chronic inflammation of the margins, with a gummy secretion of sebaceous matter..

Thoroughpin :: Thoroughpin (n.) A disease of the hock (sometimes of the knee) of a horse, caused by inflammation of the synovial membrane and a consequent excessive secretion of the synovial fluid; -- probably so called because there is usually an oval swelling on each side of the leg, appearing somewhat as if a pin had been thrust through..

Salivation :: Salivation (n.) The act or process of salivating; an excessive secretion of saliva, often accompanied with soreness of the mouth and gums; ptyalism..

Anury :: Anury (n.) Nonsecretion or defective secretion of urine; ischury.

Pancreas :: Pancreas (n.) The sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of nearly all vertebrates. It is usually elongated and light-colored, and its secretion, called the pancreatic juice, is discharged, often together with the bile, into the upper part of the intestines, and is a powerful aid in digestion. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus..

Secretory :: Secretory (a.) Secreting; performing, or connected with, the office secretion; secernent; as, secretory vessels, nerves..

Suppression :: Suppression (n.) Complete stoppage of a natural secretion or excretion; as, suppression of urine; -- used in contradiction to retention, which signifies that the secretion or excretion is retained without expulsion..

Hypersecretion :: Hypersecretion (n.) Morbid or excessive secretion, as in catarrh..

Gum :: Gum (n.) A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic; gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water; as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins..

Flytrap :: Flytrap (n.) A plant (Dionaea muscipula), called also Venus's flytrap, the leaves of which are fringed with stiff bristles, and fold together when certain hairs on their upper surface are touched, thus seizing insects that light on them. The insects so caught are afterwards digested by a secretion from the upper surface of the leaves..

Antigalastic :: Antigalastic (a.) Causing a diminution or a suppression of the secretion of milk.

Sclerobase :: Sclerobase (n.) The calcareous or hornlike coral forming the central stem or axis of most compound alcyonarians; -- called also foot secretion. See Illust. under Gorgoniacea, and Coenenchyma..

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