Etymology

gastrin

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Today it means: A hormone that stimulates the production of gastric acid in the stomach Full definition →

Ancient Greek γαστήρ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγαστήρ
  2. English todaygastrin

Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr) + -in

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγαστήρ all →

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