ENTEROGASTRONE


Meaning of ENTEROGASTRONE in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ' gas- ˌ tr ō n

Function: noun

Etymology: enter- + gastr- + -one (as in hormone )

Date: circa 1930

: a hormone that is produced by the duodenal mucosa and has an inhibitory action on gastric motility and secretion

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