v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Secerned p. pr. & vb. n. Secerning. ] [ L. secernere. See Secrete. ] 1. To separate; to distinguish. [ 1913 Webster ]

Averroes secerns a sense of titillation, and a sense of hunger and thirst. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physiol.) To secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. secernens, p. pr. ] (Physiol.) Secreting; secretory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. That which promotes secretion. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) A vessel in, or by means of, which the process of secretion takes place; a secreting vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) The act or process of secreting. [ 1913 Webster ]