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cholecystokinin

cholecystokinin /-kī″nin/ [Gk, chole + kystis, bag, kinein, to move] , a hormone produced by the mucosa of the upper intestine that stimulates contraction of the gallbladder and secretion of pancreatic enzymes.

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