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incretin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
in-cretin
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gastrointestinal hormone causing an increase in the amount of insulin released from the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans after eating, even before blood glucose levels become elevated.

Inflected Forms

incretins (plural)

Derived Forms

glucoincretin

Phrases

GLP-1

Frequently Paired Words

GLP-1

Questions

What does incretin mean?
A gastrointestinal hormone causing an increase in the amount of insulin released from the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans after eating, even before blood glucose levels become elevated.

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