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SECRETIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of water and bicarbonate from the pancreas and bile ducts whenever the stomach empties too much acid into the small intestine
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("secretin" is a kind of...):
gastrointestinal hormone; GI hormones (hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning)
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