English Explanatory Dictionary

gastrin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A hormone that stimulates the production of gastric acid in the stomach

Word forms

gastrin gastrins

Etymology

Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr) + -in

Derived words

gastrimmune gastrinemia gastrinoma minigastrin pentagastrin progastrin tetragastrin

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