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Noun: secernment
  1. The organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
    "The secernment of insulin by the pancreas is crucial for regulating blood sugar levels";
    - secretion
     
  2. The cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
    "The psychologist tested the child's secernment of various shapes and colours";
    - discrimination

Derived forms: secernments

Type of: basic cognitive process, biological process, organic process