ghrelin

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• March 29. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ghrelin — noun — english

  a gastrointestinal hormone produced by epithelial cells lining the fundus of the stomach; appears to be a stimulant for appetite and feeding, but is also a strong stimulant of growth hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary