enterogastrone

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noun

Any hormone secreted by the mucosa of the duodenum in the lower gastrointestinal tract in response to dietary lipids that inhibits the caudal motion of the contents of chyme.

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Meanings

nounenterogastrone (plural enterogastrones)

plural enterogastrones

  1. Any hormone secreted by the mucosa of the duodenum in the lower gastrointestinal tract in response to dietary lipids that inhibits the caudal motion of the contents of chyme.
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APA

enterogastrone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterogastrone

MLA

“enterogastrone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterogastrone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enterogastrone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterogastrone.

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