secretin

noun

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

Roots

secerneresecret- · Latin · to separate, set apart inus-in · Latin · chemical/substance suffix

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