1. 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;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
secretin
n 1: 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