enterogastrones

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A form of enterogastrone — 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.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of enterogastrone
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