English Explanatory Dictionary

cholecystokinin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein.

Word forms

cholecystokinin cholecystokinins CCK CCK-PZ

Etymology

From cholecysto- + kinin.

Related words

cholecystokinase cholecystokinetic

Derived words

anticholecystokinin cholecystokininergic
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