noun
- the excessive production or release of a substance by a gland or organ
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient’s oversecretion of stomach acid caused severe ulcers.
- Oversecretion of hormones can lead to various health problems.
- The doctor diagnosed oversecretion of insulin as the cause of her symptoms.
- Treatment focused on reducing the oversecretion of digestive enzymes.
- Oversecretion by the thyroid gland resulted in hyperthyroidism.
- The medication helped control the oversecretion of cortisol.