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| adrenal gland |
either of two small glands of different shapes, located above the kidneys, that secrete adrenaline and various steroid hormones. |
| anuresis |
partial or total failure of the kidneys to produce and secrete urine, or blockage which inhibits normal urine excretion. |
| catchfly |
any of various plants that secrete a sticky fluid to catch small insects. |
| coral |
any of various aquatic invertebrates, polyps, that secrete a hard skeleton and often live in colonies. Their cummulative skeletons eventually form reefs in warm, shallow seas. [1/6 definitions] |
| lactate1 |
to produce or secrete milk. |
| mealybug |
any of several destructive, soft-bodied, scalelike insects that secrete a white, powdery, waxy protective coating. |
| milkweed |
one of several plants that secrete a milky substance. |
| parathyroid |
of, relating to, or indicating four small glands, located near the thyroid gland, that secrete a hormone important to the body's processing of calcium. [1/2 definitions] |
| salivate |
to secrete saliva in the mouth. [1/2 definitions] |
| spittlebug |
any of various insects that secrete and cover themselves with spittle in their larval stages. |
| sweat gland |
any of numerous tiny tubular glands located near the surface of the skin, that secrete sweat. |
| villus |
any hairlike process on certain mucous membranes of the body that absorb nutrients, secrete mucus, or exchange materials, as in the small intestine or the mammalian placenta. [1/2 definitions] |
| water |
to produce or secrete liquid. [1/14 definitions] |
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