Usually means: Hormone release by nerve cells.
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We found 13 dictionaries that define the word neurosecretion:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. neurosecretion: Merriam-Webster
  2. neurosecretion: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. neurosecretion: Collins English Dictionary
  4. neurosecretion: Wiktionary
  5. neurosecretion: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. neurosecretion: Dictionary.com
  7. Neurosecretion: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. neurosecretion: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. neurosecretion: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. neurosecretion: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. neurosecretion: Medical dictionary

(Note: See neurosecretory as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (neurosecretion)

▸ noun:  the synthesis and release of hormones by neurons
▸ noun:  a hormone so secreted

Similar:
neuroexocytosis, neurosecretome, neurohypophysis hormone, neurogenesis, neuronogenesis, neurosynapse, neuromodulation, neurobiogenesis, neurotransducer, neuroendocrine signaling, more...

Opposite:
exocytosis, excretion, secretion reversal

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Similar:
neuroexocytosis, neurosecretome, neurohypophysis hormone, neurogenesis, neuronogenesis, neurosynapse, neuromodulation, neurobiogenesis, neurotransducer, neuroendocrine signaling, more...

Opposite:
exocytosis, excretion, secretion reversal



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