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Cholecystokinin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein.
  2. 2
    a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of pancreatic enzymes and the contraction and emptying of the gall bladder; its release is stimulated by the presence of fatty acids and amino acids in the small intestine wordnet

Etymology

From cholecysto- + kinin.

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