oversecretion

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ secretion.

Noun

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:

     Gigantism or acromegaly — in which a tumor on the pituitary gland causes an oversecretion of growth hormone — may be the cause of his condition.

Related terms

• oversecrete