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secretin
se·cre·tin [ sə krt'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
hormone secreted in duodenum: a hormone secreted in the duodenum that stimulates the pancreas and the bowel to produce digestive enzymes and the liver to produce bile
[Early 20th century. <secretion1]
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