secretin meaning

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secretin (noun): 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.

Definition of secretin

  1. 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

    Type of: gastrointestinal hormone

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SE · words ending in IN · 8-letter words

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