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gastrin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.70 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr) + -in

gastrins (plural)

gastrimmune gastrinemia gastrinoma minigastrin pentagastrin progastrin tetragastrin

What does gastrin mean?: A hormone that stimulates the production of gastric acid in the stomach
Where does gastrin come from?: Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr) + -in

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