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secretin

American  
[si-kree-tin] / sɪˈkri tɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

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

secretin British  
/ sɪˈkriːtɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of secretin

First recorded in 1900–05; secrete 1 + -in 2

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