1. excessive or abnormally increased discharge of a secretion from a gland or tissue
Usage: medical/scientific term; typically used in plural or as a mass noun

Examples

• The patient's oversecretions of stomach acid led to severe heartburn.
• Oversecretions of mucus can block the airways in respiratory conditions.
• The endocrinologist investigated the oversecretions of thyroid hormone.
• Certain medications can trigger oversecretions from the sweat glands.
• The doctor prescribed treatment to reduce the oversecretions of digestive enzymes.