Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun secretin

1 sense of secretin

Sense 1
secretin -- (a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of water and bicarbonate from the pancreas and bile ducts whenever the stomach empties too much acid into the small intestine)
       => gastrointestinal hormone, GI hormones -- (hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning)