Associations to the word «Secretin»

Wiktionary

SECRETIN, noun. (hormone) A peptide hormone, secreted by the duodenum, that serves to regulate its acidity

Dictionary definition

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.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras