secreta
secreta — noun
1. a substance that a gland, cell, or organ in the body makes and sends out for a p
a substance that a gland, cell, or organ in the body makes and sends out for a particular function
Tara collected a tiny drop of milky secreta from the plant's cut stem.
collocation: milky secreta / drop of secreta
The lab report showed that the white secreta came from an infected gland.
Dr. Kowalski tested whether the secreta from Chidi's pancreas could still break down fats after the surgery.
Noor examined the thin, watery secreta that the doctor had drained from the wound.
Noa's periodontist collected the slightly different secreta from each of her salivary glands.
文法句型
secreta of + gland/organ
secreta from + source
常見錯誤
secreta — plural noun
1. the combined materials that the body's glands, cells, and organs have produced a
the combined materials that the body's glands, cells, and organs have produced and released — for example, all the saliva, sweat, and digestive fluids collected during a medical study
After the surgery, Ramón's nurse measured the volume of lung secreta every two hours.
collocation: lung secreta / volume of secreta
The veterinarian sent a sample of the dog's intestinal secreta to the university lab.
Santiago's chronic cough warned Dr. Reyes that excess respiratory secreta was blocking his airways.
Amihan's PhD study tracked how stomach secreta in newborns changed during the first hour of milk digestion.
Dr. Varma examined all the bodily secreta collected from Omar during the twelve-hour post-surgery observation.
- secretions
the everyday equivalent; far more common and natural outside medical writing
- excreta
refers specifically to waste products (urine, feces), not useful secretions — do not confuse
文法句型
[body part] secreta
secreta of the + [body part/system]
用法筆記
Typically found in medical and biological texts. Although the form is plural, it almost always takes a singular verb in modern English ('the secreta was analyzed,' not 'the secreta were analyzed').