分泌物

fēnmìwù

noun #31,594

Meanings

1 secretion (of a gland or organ)
2 discharge
3 exudate

Characters

divide / separate

thing / substance

Examples

医生检查了伤口的分泌物。

Yīshēng jiǎnchá le shāngkǒu de fēnmìwù.

The doctor examined the discharge from the wound.

汗液是皮肤的一种分泌物。

Hànyè shì pífū de yī zhǒng fēnmìwù.

Sweat is a kind of secretion of the skin.

Tips

usage

Medical / biological vocabulary. The verb is 分泌 (fēnmì, to secrete), and 物 (wù, thing / substance) makes it a noun: "the thing secreted." Watch the second tone: 泌 is mì (4th tone), not bì.

Stroke Order

分 fēn

泌 mì

物 wù