ghrelin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ghrelin
First recorded in 1995–2000; by shortening of g(rowth) h(ormone) ( def. ) + rel(easing factor) ( def. ) + -in 2 ( def. ), with allusion to the Proto-Indo-European root and variants ghrē-, ghrō, ghrə-, “to grow, be green”; see grow ( def. ), green ( def. ), grass ( def. ), graze 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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That prompts the release of another hormone, ghrelin, that triggers feelings of hunger.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2024
The study focused on the role of one molecule involved in how our bodies deal with hunger: the growth hormone secretagogue receptor, GHSR, which mediates the effect of ghrelin, known as the "hunger hormone."
From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024
Levels of the “hunger hormone” ghrelin, produced in the stomach, rise before meals to signal hunger, then fall quickly after eating and stay low for about three hours.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2023
Also, a majority of the stomach that secretes ghrelin, the hunger hormone, is removed in sleeve gastrectomies.
From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2023
These urges can come back with a vengeance after being quieted down for so long in the form of the ghrelin hormone, which increases one's appetite.
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2023
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