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GI hormones vs secretin

secretin vs GI hormones

GI hormones and secretin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
GI hormones Yes No No No
secretin Yes No No No
As nouns, secretin is a hyponym of GI hormones; that is, secretin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than GI hormones:
  • GI hormones: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning
  • secretin: a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of water and bicarbonate from the pancreas and bile ducts whenever the stomach empties too much acid into the small intestine
Other hyponyms of GI hormones include gastrin, cholecystokinin, ghrelin, motilin.
GI hormones (noun) secretin (noun)
hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of water and bicarbonate from the pancreas and bile ducts whenever the stomach empties too much acid into the small intestine
Difference between GI hormones and secretin

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