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gastrin definition

gas·trin (gas′trin)

noun

a polypeptide hormone secreted in the stomach, that stimulates production of gastric juice

Etymology: gastr(o)- + -in

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