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Secretin

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of water and bicarbonate from the pancreas and bile ducts whenever the stomach empties too much acid into the small intestine

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Secretins
possessive
Secretin's
pluralpossessive
Secretins'