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bom·be·sin (bäm′bə sin)

noun

a short polypeptide in some animals, esp. in the brain and stomach of a mammal, that stimulates the activity of the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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