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| a·tri·o·pep·tin [ àytree ō péptin ] |
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hormone controlling blood volume: a hormone stored in the heart that is released into the blood to increase the rate of urine production when the blood volume becomes too great
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| [Late 20th century. <atrium + peptide] |
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