secernment

2 definitions found

secernment - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Secernment \Se*cern"ment\, n. (Physiol.)
     The act or process of secreting.
     [1913 Webster]

secernment - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  secernment
      n 1: the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some
           substance [syn: secretion, secernment]
      2: the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are
         distinguished [syn: discrimination, secernment]