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secretin definition

se·cre·tin (si krēt′'n)

noun

a hormone produced in the small intestine, that stimulates secretion of pancreatic juice, bile, etc.

Etymology: < secret(ion) + -in

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