cholecystokinin

Noun cholecystokinin has 1 sense

• cholecystokinin(n = noun.body) - a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of pancreatic enzymes and the contraction and emptying of the gall bladder; its release is stimulated by the presence of fatty acids and amino acids in the small intestine;
is a kind of gastrointestinal hormone, gi hormones