- L. secretus separated, secret, hidden, p. p. of secernere. See Secret, and cf. DiscreteDiscreet
- To deposit in a place of hiding; to hide; to conceal; as, to secrete stolen goods; to secrete one's self.
- PhysiolTo separate from the blood and elaborate by the process of secretion; to elaborate and emit as a secretion. See Secretion.Why one set of cells should secrete bile, another urea, and so on, we do not know.To conceal; hide. See Conceal.
