oversecretion
nounEtymology From over- + secretion.
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Excessive secretion.
- Gigantism or acromegaly — in which a tumor on the pituitary gland causes an oversecretion of growth hormone — may be the cause of his condition.2008 January 9, Anna Katherine Clemmons, “7 Feet 7 and 360 Pounds, With Bigger Feet Than Shaq’s”, in New York Times:
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