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gastric juice

Pronunciation:  'gastrik joos

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 Definition: [n]  digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase
 
 See Also: chymosin, digestive fluid, digestive juice, lipase, pepsin, rennin

 

 

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