cholecystokinin
noun
cho·le·cys·to·ki·nin
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Definition of cholecystokinin
: a hormone secreted especially by the duodenal mucosa that regulates the emptying of the gallbladder and secretion of enzymes by the pancreas and that has been found in the brain
— called also cholecystokinin-pancreozymin, pancreozymin
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cholecystokinin
noun
cho·le·cys·to·ki·nin
| \ -ˌsis-tə-ˈkī-nən
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Medical Definition of cholecystokinin
: a hormone secreted especially by the duodenal mucosa that regulates the emptying of the gallbladder and secretion of enzymes by the pancreas and that has been found in the brain
— called also cholecystokinin-pancreozymin, pancreozymin