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| cho·le·cys·to·ki·nin [ klə sistə knin ] |
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hormone that stimulates gallbladder: a hormone secreted by cells at the top of the small intestine that stimulates the gallbladder, making it contract and release bile
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| [Early 20th century. <cholecyst + kinin] |
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