Meaning | digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase. |
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Synonym | gastric juice |
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Broader | digestive juice, digestive fluid | secretions that aid digestion |
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Substances | lipase | An enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream |
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pepsin | An enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones |
rennin, chymosin | An enzyme that occurs in gastric juice |
Spanish | ácido gástrico, jugo gástrico |
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Catalan | àcid gàstric, suc gàstric |
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