- ghrel|in
- ghrel|in «GREHL uhn», nouna hormone produced in the stomach that stimulates feelings of hunger in the brain.╂[< coined by researchers under the influence of Indo-European root ghrē to grow.]
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ghrelin — ghrel·in grel ən n a 28 amino acid peptide hormone that is secreted primarily by stomach cells with lesser amounts secreted by other cells (as of the hypothalamus), that is a growth hormone secretagogue, and that has been implicated in the… … Medical dictionary
