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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A peptide hormone, secreted by the duodenum, that serves to regulate its acidity
2. 2
   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 wordnet

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digestive hormoneduodenal hormonepeptide hormone

Antonyms

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gastrin

Etymology

From secrete + -in?