HyperDic: secretin

English > 1 sense of the word secretin:
NOUNbodysecretina 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
English > secretin: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA 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.
Broadergastrointestinal hormone, GI hormoneshormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning
Spanishsecretina
Catalansecretina

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict