secretin

[ si-kree-tin ]

/ sɪˈkri tɪn /

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noun Biochemistry.

a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.

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Origin of secretin

First recorded in 1900–05; secrete¹ + -in²

Words nearby secretin

secretary of defense, secretary of state, secret ballot, secrete, secret history, secretin, secretion, secretive, secretly, secretory, secret partner

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How to use secretin in a sentence

This acid, on striking the lining of the small intestine, causes the formation in its walls of a substance known as secretin.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
This secretin reaches the blood and seems to stimulate all the glands pouring fluid into the intestine to do more work.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
In such cases the pancreas and liver must be stimulated to secretion by some other mechanism than secretin.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
The claims for Secretogen are based on the physiologic action of secretin as described by various observers.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various

Some observers have claimed that secretin is absent in cases of diabetes in which the pancreas is still found normal.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for secretin

secretin

/ (sɪˈkriːtɪn) /

noun

a peptic hormone secreted by the mucosae of the duodenum and jejunum when food passes from the stomach

Word Origin for secretin

C20: from secretion + -in

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