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secretin

noun

Etymology

From secrete + -in?

  1. derived from sēcrētus
  2. suffixed as secretin — “secrete + in”

Definitions

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

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA