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Internal secretion   /ɪntˈərnəl səkrˈiʃən/   Listen
Internal secretion

noun
1.
The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect.  Synonyms: endocrine, hormone.






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... life," which probably denotes the termination of the dominance of the femaleness factor. They are also to be observed as a consequence of operations much more commonly and irresponsibly performed a few years ago than now, which abruptly deprived the organism of the internal secretion through which, as we may surmise, the femaleness factor in the germ makes its ...
— Woman and Womanhood - A Search for Principles • C. W. Saleeby

... generally lowered. As he points out, there is often a very great increase in the systolic blood pressure at the menopause, while the diastolic pressure may not be high. This makes a very large pressure pulse. This suggests the possibility of disturbances of the glands of internal secretion. This hypertension is ...
— DISTURBANCES OF THE HEART • OLIVER T. OSBORNE, A.M., M.D.



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