erittyviä

Erittyviä is a Finnish adjective form meaning secreted or excreted. It describes substances or products that are produced by cells or glands and released to a location such as a duct, lumen, or body surface. In biology, erittyviä is commonly used to refer to secretory products, including hormones, enzymes, mucus, and other substances produced by tissues.

The form erittyviä is the partitive plural of erittyvä, used when the noun it modifies is in the partitive case, for example erittyviä hormoneja (secreted hormones) or erittyviä entsyymejä (secreted enzymes). The corresponding singular form is erittyvä, and related grammatical forms reflect standard Finnish adjective agreement with the noun.

In scientific and medical contexts, erittyvä often emphasizes the process of secretion as well as the product. This distinguishes it from excretion, which is more commonly associated with the elimination of waste from the body. Nevertheless, erittyviä can apply to secretory products released into ducts, lumens, or surfaces, and it is frequently used in descriptions of physiological secretions and glandular activity.

See also: erittyminen (secretion), erite (secretory or excretory discharge), secretion and excretion in biological contexts.