Term: cholecystokinin: 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
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: protective garment: clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: berberidaceae: shrubs or herbs
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: giant cane: tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: floor: the ground on which people and animals move about
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: bible: the sacred writings of the Christian religions
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: limit: the boundary of a specific area
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: geologist: a specialist in geology
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: business interruption insurance: insurance that provides protection for the loss of profits and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in commercial activities due to the occurrence of a peril
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: schoolchild: a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: conglomeration: an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass