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Defenition of the word secretin

    • Defenition of the word secretin

      • a peptic hormone produced in the small intestine; activates the pancreas and liver
      • peptic hormone produced by the mucous lining of the small intestine; can stimulate secretion by the pancreas and liver
      • 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

    Hypernyms for the word secretin

      • endocrine
      • gastrointestinal hormone
      • gi hormones
      • hormone
      • internal secretion

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