cholecystokinin

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• February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  cholecystokinin — noun — english

  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