Associations to the word «Cholecystokinin»

Wiktionary

CHOLECYSTOKININ, noun. (biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.

Dictionary definition

CHOLECYSTOKININ, noun. A gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of pancreatic enzymes and the contraction and emptying of the gall bladder; its release is stimulated by the presence of fatty acids and amino acids in the small intestine.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats